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Taking up space : the black girl's manifesto for change / by Kwakye, Chelsea,author.; Ogunbiyi, Ore,author.;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-286).As a minority in a predominantly white institution, taking up space is an act of resistance. And in higher education, feeling like you constantly have to justify your existence within institutions that weren't made for you is an ongoing struggle for many people. Two recent Cambridge graduates wrote Taking Up Space as a guide and a manifesto for change: tackling issues of access, unrepresentative curricula, discrimination in the classroom, the problems of activism and life before and after university. Featuring honest conversations with students past and present, Taking Up Space goes beyond the buzzwords of diversity and inclusion and explores what those words truly mean for young black girls today.

Subjects: Segregation in education.; Racism in education.; Education, Higher;

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The new politics of North Carolina / by Cooper, Christopher A.(Christopher Alan),1975-(CARDINAL)286022; Knotts, H. Gibbs.(CARDINAL)286026;

Includes bibliographical references and index.The seeds of modern North Carolina politics / Thomas F. Eamon -- How southern is the old north state? : public opinion in North Carolina / Timothy Vercellotti -- The reshaping of the political party system in North Carolina / Charles Prysby -- Interest groups and lobbying in North Carolina : density, diversity, and regulation / Adam J. Newmark -- Mass media in North Carolina politics : watchdog mutes its bark / Ferrel Guillory -- North Carolina governors : from campaigning to governing / Jack D. Fleer -- The people's branch : reassessing the N.C. General Assembly / Christopher A. Cooper -- North Carolina's judicial system : the forgotten branch of government / Ruth Ann Strickland -- Conflict or cooperation? : local governments, intergovernmental relations, and federalism in North Carolina / Sean Hildebrand and James H. Svara -- Environmental politics in the Tar Heel state : an ambivalent legacy / Dennis O. Grady and Jonathan Kanipe -- Education in the Tar Heel state : public elementary, secondary, and higher education in North Carolina / Hunter Bacot -- Conclusion: Rethinking progressivism and governance in North Carolina / Christopher A. Cooper and H. Gibbs Knotts.

Subjects: North Caroliniana.;

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The splintering of the American mind : identity politics, inequality, and community on today's college campuses / by Egginton, William,1969-author.(CARDINAL)669119;

Introduction -- Identity -- The liberal imagination -- A contagion of disapproval -- An authoritarian underbelly -- Boutique multiculturalism -- A presupposition of incommunicability -- Hyper-specialization -- The trap of relevance -- The time to think --A neoliberal ethic -- Sounding the alarm -- Inequality -- The great equalizer -- What happened to the American dream? -- Toddler trenches -- School haze -- Educational ecologies -- The college bottleneck -- Diversity in higher ed -- From inequality to divisiveness -- The revenge of the middle class -- Community -- Learning to think -- The Walrus and the carpenter -- Education and fellow-feeling -- Democracy and the liberal arts -- Media literacy -- Jefferson's words -- What are people for? -- Growing community -- The idea of America."A timely, provocative, necessary look at how identity politics has come to dominate college campuses and higher education in America at the expense of a more essential commitment to equality. Thirty years after the culture wars, identity politics is now the norm on college campuses--and it hasn't been an unalloyed good for our education system or the country. Though the civil rights movement, feminism, and gay pride led to profoundly positive social changes, William Egginton argues that our culture's increasingly narrow focus on the individual puts us in a dangerous place. The goal of our education system, and particularly the liberal arts, was originally to strengthen community; but the exclusive focus on individualism has led to a new kind of intolerance that degrades our civic discourse and fatally distracts progressive politics from its commitment to equality and inclusivity. Egginton argues that our colleges and universities have become exclusive, expensive clubs for the cultural and economic elite instead of a national, publicly funded project for the betterment of the country. Only a return to the goals of community, and the egalitarian values underlying a liberal arts education, can head off the further fracturing of the body politic and the splintering of the American mind. With lively, on-the-ground reporting and trenchant analysis, The Splintering of the American Mind is a powerful book that is guaranteed to be controversial within academia and beyond. At this critical juncture, the book challenges higher education and every American to reengage with our history and its contexts, and to imagine our nation in new and more inclusive ways."--Dust jacket.

Subjects: Multiculturalism; Group identity; Equality; Education, Higher; College students;

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Place, not race : a new vision of opportunity in America / by Cashin, Sheryll.(CARDINAL)468245;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-153).White resentment, the declining use of race, and gridlock -- Place matters -- Optical diversity vs. real inclusion -- Place, not race, and other radical reforms -- Reconciliation."Race-based affirmative action had been declining as a factor in university admissions even before the recent spate of related cases arrived at the Supreme Court. Since Ward Connerly kickstarted a state-by-state political mobilization against affirmative action in the mid-1990s, the percentage of public four-year colleges that consider racial or ethnic status in admissions has fallen from 60 percent to 35 percent. Only 45 percent of private colleges still explicitly consider race, with elite schools more likely to do so, although they, too, have retreated. Law professor and civil rights activist Sheryll Cashin argues that affirmative action as currently practiced does little to help disadvantaged people. Sixty years since the historic decision, we're undoubtedly far from meeting the promise of Brown v. Board of Education, but Cashin offers a new framework for true inclusion for the millions of children who live separate and unequal lives. Setting aside race in use of place in diversity programming, she writes, will better amend the structural disadvantages endured by many children of color, while enhancing the possibility that we might one day move past the racial resentment that affirmative action engenders"--

Subjects: Affirmative action programs in education; Discrimination in education; Universities and colleges; Minorities; Educational equalization; Multicultural education; Cultural pluralism;

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The adversity of diversity : how real unity training can promote healing in a post-affirmative action world / by Swain, Carol M.(Carol Miller),author.(CARDINAL)370915; Towle, Mike,author.(CARDINAL)382608; Dershowitz, Alan M.,author of foreword.(CARDINAL)523310;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 79-88)."When the US Supreme Court announced its landmark 6-3 decision to take race out of the equation for college and university admissions, it did more than just bring Affirmative Action in higher education to a screeching halt. It also fired a warning shot across the bow of businesses and governmental agencies across America: the days for workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEl) programs that violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment have an expiration date. In The Adversity of Diversity, award-winning political scientist Carol M. Swain and collaborator Mike Towle offer an insightful look at DEl's inception and evolution into a billion-dollar industry. Swain and Towle explain why DEl's days are numbered, and how we as a people can move beyond divisiveness toward the unity promised by our nation's motto, E Pluribus Unum, 'out of many, one.'"

Subjects: Diversity in the workplace; Multiculturalism; Affirmative action programs;

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Geeky pedagogy : a guide for intellectuals, introverts, and nerds who want to be effective teachers / by Neuhaus, Jessamyn,author.;

Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-239) and index.Awareness -- Preparation -- Reflection -- Support -- Practice.Geeky Pedagogy is a funny, evidence-based, multidisciplinary, pragmatic, highly readable guide to the process of learning and relearning how to be an effective college teacher. It is the first college teaching guide that encourages faculty to embrace their inner nerd, inviting readers to view themselves and their teaching work in light of contemporary discourse that celebrates increasingly diverse geek culture and explores stereotypes about super-smart introverts. Geeky Pedagogy avoids the excessive jargon, humorlessness, and endless proscriptions that plague much published advice about teaching. Neuhaus is aware of how embodied identity and employment status shape one's teaching context, and she eschews formulaic depictions of idealized exemplar teaching, instead inviting readers to join her in an engaging, critically reflective conversation about the vicissitudes of teaching and learning in higher education as a geek, introvert, or nerd. Written for the wonks and eggheads who want to translate their vast scholarly expertise into authentic student learning, Geeky Pedagogy is packed with practical advice and encouragement for increasing readers' pedagogical knowledge.

Subjects: College teaching.; Effective teaching.; Teachers.;

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High-impact practices in online education : research and best practices / by Linder, Kathryn E.,editor.; Hayes, Chrysanthemum Mattison,editor.;

Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction / Kathryn E. Linder & Chrysanthemum Mattison Hayes -- First-year seminars / Jennifer R. Keup -- Common intellectual experience / Jason D. Baker & Michael Pregitzer -- Learning communities / Kathy E. Johnson, Amy A. Powell, & Sarah S. Baker -- Writing-intensive classes / June Griffin -- Collaborative assignments and projects / Robert John Robertson & Shannon Riggs -- Undergraduate research in the humanities / Ellen Holmes Pearson & Jeffrey W. McClurken -- Undergraduate research in the sciences / Kevin F. Downing & Jennifer K. Holtz -- Diversity and global learning / Jesse Nelson & Nelson Soto -- eService-learning / Jean Strait & Katherine Nordyke -- Internships / Pamela D. Pike -- Capstone courses and projects / Zapoura Newton-Calvert & Deborah Smith Arthur -- ePortfolios / Jennifer Sparrow & Judit Torok -- High Impact practices and library and information resources / Stefanie Buck -- Conclusion / Kathryn E. Linder & Chrysanthemum Mattison Hayes.This volume offers the first comprehensive guide to how high-impact practices (HIPs) are being implemented in online environments and how they can be adjusted to meet the needs of online learners. This multi-disciplinary approach will assist faculty and administrators to effectively implement HIPs in distance education courses and online programs. With a chapter devoted to each of the eleven HIPs, this collection offers guidance that takes into account the differences between e-learners and traditional on-campus students. A primary goal of High-Impact Practices Online is to share the ways in which HIPs may need to be amended to meet the needs of online learners. Through specific examples and practical suggestions in each chapter, readers are introduced to concrete strategies for transitioning HIPs to the online environment that can be utilized across a range of disciplines and institution types. Each chapter of High-Impact Practices Online also references the most recent and relevant literature on each HIP so that readers are brought up to date on what makes online HIPs successful. The book provides guidance on how best to implement HIPs to increase retention and completion for online learners.

Subjects: Internet in higher education.; Education, Higher; Web-based instruction.;

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The corporatization of America / by Hurt, Avery Elizabeth,Editor(DLC)n 2017010706;

Includes bibliographical references and index.Do tech companies have too much power? -- Americans shouldn't be dependent on the generosity of the wealthy, but the need for big pholanthropy is here to stay / David Callahan -- Fake news endangers democracy / Center for Information Technology and Society -- Americans who get news mainly from social media are less knowledgeable and less engaged / Tom Infield -- Banning users is not a violation of the First Amendment by big tech / Jennifer Huddleston.Does corporate influence taint medicine and scientific research? -- The drug industry manipulates scientific research / Richard Harris -- Corporate corruption of medical sciene is deeper than just funding / Sergio Sismondo -- The public doesn't trust scientific research when companies are involved / John C. Besley, Aaron M. McCright, Joseph D. Martin, Kevin Elliot, and Nagwan Zahry -- When health care is a business, patients can suffer at the expense of revenue / Teodora Elena Ucenic -- Health care markets need just the right amount of regulation / Stuart Guterman.Introduction -- Do corporations have too much power? -- Today's companies need to focus on long-term values / Marc Goedhart and Tim Koller -- Corporations can be a force for good in fighting climate change / Matt Gitsham, Ajit Nayak, and Jonathan Gosling -- Emphasis on short-term profits is incompatible with addressing climate change / Christopher Wright and Daniel Nyberg -- To truely do good, businesses need to overhaul their business models and corporate cultures / Nishant Bagadia.Is corporate power a danger to democracy? -- For public media to serve the public, it must get more government funding / Christopher Chavez -- Corporate and government control of media stifles democracy and crushes dissent / Data Leads -- Democracy is good for business / Sarah Repucci -- Corporations have too much power, Americans say / Pew Research Center -- More funding for public media would help, but not enough to heal America's political divide / Joshua Benton -- Repairing media could help repair democracy / Alina Ladyzhensky.The United States prides itself on being a capitalist economy, but over the past several decades it has rather aggressively morphed into a corporatist society, in which individuals have far less freedom and power than corporations. Almost every aspect of US society has been shaped and controlled by corporate interests, including health care, higher education, agriculture, and even politics. Is it too late to break free of this hold before democracy is lost altogether? The diverse viewpoints in this resource explore how we got here and what can be done to get America back on track.

Subjects: Corporations;

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Fail U. : the false promise of higher education / by Sykes, Charles J.,1954-(CARDINAL)196776;

Includes bibliographical references and index."The cost of a college degree has increased by 1,125% since 1978 - four times the rate of inflation. Total student debt is $1.3 trillion. Many private universities charge tuitions ranging from $60-70,000 per year. Nearly 2/3 of all college students must borrow to study, and the average student graduates with more than $30,000 in debt. 53% of college graduates under 25 years old are unemployed or underemployed (working part-time or in low-paying jobs that do not require college degrees). Professors - remember them? - rarely teach undergraduates at many major universities. 76% of all university classes are taught by part-time, untenured faculty. In Fail U., Charles J. Sykes asks, "Is it worth it?" With chapters exploring the staggering costs of a college education, the sharp decline in tenured faculty and teaching loads, the explosion of administrator jobs, the grandiose building plans (gyms, food courts, student recreation centers), and the hysteria surrounding the "epidemic" of campus rapes, "triggers," "micro-aggressions," and other forms of alleged trauma, Fail U. concludes by offering a different vision of higher education; one that is affordable, more productive, and better-suited to meet the needs of a diverse range of students. Provocative, persuasive, clear-eyed, and even amusing, Fail U. strips the academic emperor of its clothes to reveal the American university system as it really is - and how it must change"--

Subjects: Education, Higher; Education, Higher; College costs; Educational change;

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Class matters : the fight to get beyond race preferences, reduce inequality, and build real diversity at America's colleges / by Kahlenberg, Richard D.,author.(CARDINAL)204162;

Includes bibliographical references and index.Prologue: My front-row seat in the battles over affirmative action -- Introduction: Who enters the "river of power"? -- Kennedy, King, and the corporate lawyer who diverted the dream -- The blue state populist revolt against racial preferences -- The establishment strikes back : O'Connor's "victory for de Tocqueville" -- Fits and starts : the failed effort to address a piece of America's "most serious domestic problem" -- Obama's daughters and other challenges to racial preferences -- A justice flips and elites prevail -- Peeking behind the admissions curtain : how Harvard creates a multiracial aristocracy -- Lifting the admissions veil at the "people's university" in North Carolina -- Racism, antiracism, and the search for sanity in the age of Trump and Biden -- Students for Fair Admissions in the high court -- What next? From diversity to adversity -- Opening the doors a third time."Richard Kahlenberg has been on a lifelong journey to expand social and economic opportunity and provide a much wider group of people the opportunity to have a place at the table. In this highly personal and deeply researched book he dramatically and persuasively illustrates that class should be the determining factor for how a wider group of people gain admittance to higher education and the opportunity to "swim in the river of power". While elite universities claim to be on the side of social justice, the dirty secret of higher education in the United States is that the decades-long focus on racial diversity provides cover for an admissions system that mostly benefits the wealthy and shuts out talented working-class students. How to rectify the resulting skyrocketing economic inequality and class antagonism is a question of profound moral and practical importance. Kahlenberg has long worked with prominent civil rights leaders on housing and school integration, but he made a controversial decision to go over to the "other side" and provide research and testimony that helped lead to the controversial Supreme Court decision of 2023 that ended racial preferences. Ironically, he shows, this decision could actually result in a progressive policy outcome - from one that benefited the upper-middle class to one that helps working-class students. By removing legacy admissions, increasing community college transfers, growing financial aid programs, and recruiting students from underrepresented communities, colleges can create more seats for working-class students, a disproportionate share of whom are Black and Latino"--

Subjects: Informational works.; Affirmative action programs in education; Universities and colleges; Working class; Educational equalization; Discrimination in higher education;

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