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Class dismissed : when colleges ignore inequality and students pay the price / by Jack, Anthony Abraham,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."A book that examines how structural inequalities directly influence undergraduate life. Universities love to talk about diversity. They spend millions of dollars advertising just how diverse they are, offering diversity statistics that are personalized with pictures. But Anthony Jack argues that this is a superficial approach. He calls it a 'gift shop' approach that displays groups like trinkets and fails to truly serve students from underrepresented groups. Moreover, social class is almost entirely absent from the conversation. Never before have the platitudes of diversity left universities ill-prepared to support their students--especially those who are lower-income and/or first generation--than during the COVID-19 pandemic. This book sheds lights on how entrenched inequalities in students' homes and communities shape undergraduate life through the lens of how students coped with COVID-19, navigated social unrest, and experienced problems of race. Jack draws on 160 in-depth interviews with a representative sample of Asian, Black, Latino, Native and White undergraduates at Harvard and 20 interviews with students from other universities. He first examines students' home lives prior to college and campus closures and explores how the pandemic shaped their lives away from campus. He looks at those who have jobs and explores how the divergent work experiences that students have shape their broader college experience. He looks at students' strategies for navigating campus, including peer group formation and acclimation to college. The final empirical chapter explores how students understand and navigate racial unrest both on campus and in America and how their experiences vary by race. The conclusion will outline sensible and practical solutions to aid colleges in their quest to help all students"--
Subjects: Minorities; Minority college students; Universities and colleges; Educational equalization;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 3
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Real women, real leaders : surviving and succeeding in the business world / by Hurley, Kathleen(Kathleen Mary),editor.(CARDINAL)831330; Shumway, Priscilla,editor.(CARDINAL)831331;
"Plan your path to leadership with insight from real women at the top In Real Women, Real Leadership, twenty-four women leaders describe their personal journeys to the top, providing deep insight and a fascinating perspective on "making it" as a woman in the male-dominated business environment. They discuss their experiences and offer guidance on topics such as balancing family and career, building alliances, mentoring and being mentored, and overcoming obstacles in the business world which is still dominated by men in the senior levels of management. Drawn from a range of industries including higher education, technology, law, the military, politics, the media, and more, these stories provide the details that every ambitious woman needs to know. You'll learn which skills, attributes, and relationships served these women best, how they overcame the obstacles thrown into their paths, and the people they credit as instrumental along the way. A self-assessment chapter helps you discover your own leadership attributes, and determine which skills you need to acquire as you formulate your own personal roadmap to the top. There are many books about women who have been excellent leaders, but Real Women, Real Leadership provides the personal, relatable testimonials from women who have navigated the opportunities and pitfalls of the business world. Each story sheds light on women's unique leadership attributes, and provides guidance for professional women charting their own professional advancement. Learn from women leaders in a diverse range of industries Discover the leadership attributes that make the biggest impact Gain insight into work/life balance, mentors, relationships, and more Discover your leadership strengths and develop a plan forward Studies have shown that companies with three or more women boardmembers dramatically outperform the competition in returns on equity, sales, and invested capital -- yet women only claim a tiny percentage of boardroomseats and top executive positions. Why? And why, when they do achieve leadership positions, do women tend to make such outstanding leaders? Real Women, Real Leadership tackles these questions and more from an in-the-trenches perspective to help you become the leader you want to be"--
Subjects: Case studies.; Women executives; Women in the professions; Leadership in women; Career development.; Success in business.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Attacking the elites : what critics get wrong--and right--about America's leading universities / by Bok, Derek Curtis,author.(CARDINAL)131446;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Elite American universities, such as Yale, Harvard, and Princeton, are admired throughout the world. They attract highly qualified applicants, and most of their graduates go on to lead successful lives. Scholars and researchers at elite universities contribute to knowledge that benefits the public in countless ways, from the discovery of ancient texts to breakthroughs at the forefront of medical technology. These same elite institutions, however, are beset by criticism from both sides of America's ideological divide. Liberals press them to enroll more low-income students and to use their reputations and endowments to induce corporations to adopt more just, equitable, and environmentally sound policies. Conservative politicians accuse the universities' predominantly liberal faculty of indoctrinating students. The Supreme Court has recently prohibited universities from giving preference to Black and Hispanic applicants for admission, sparking a wider debate over the policies of elite universities in choosing their student body. Drawing on over fifty years of experience as a student, professor, dean, and president of Harvard University, Derek Bok examines the current disputes involving admissions, diversity, academic freedom and political correctness, curriculum and teaching, and even athletics in order to determine which complaints are unsubstantiated, which are valid, and how elite universities can best respond to their critics."--Publisher.
Subjects: Universities and colleges; Education, Higher; Elite (Social sciences);
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Intentional integrity : how smart companies can lead an ethical revolution / by Chesnut, Robert,author.(CARDINAL)846429;
Includes bibliographical references and index.""Rob is an insider who's combined doing good with doing business well in two iconic Silicon Valley companies. His book contains smart, practical advice for anyone looking to do good and do well." -Reid Hoffman, co-founder of Linkedin and author of Blitzscaling Silicon Valley expert Robert Chesnut shows that companies that do not think seriously about a crucial element of corporate culture-integrity-are destined to fail. "Show of hands-who in this group has integrity?" It's with this direct and often uncomfortable question that Robert Chesnut, General Counsel of Airbnb, begins every presentation to new employees. Defining integrity is difficult. Once understood as "telling the truth and keeping your word," it was about following not just the letter but the spirit of the law. But in a moment when workplaces are becoming more diverse, global, and connected, silence about integrity creates ambiguities about right and wrong that make everyone uncertain, opening the door for the minority of people to rationalize selfish behavior. Trust in most traditional institutions is down-government, religious organizations, and higher education-and there's a dark cloud hovering over technology. But this is precisely where companies come in; as peoples' faith in establishments deteriorates, they're turning to their employer for stability. In Intentional Integrity, Chesnut offers a six-step process for leaders to foster and manage a culture of integrity at work. He explains the rationale and legal context for the ethics and practices, and presents scenarios to illuminate the nuances of thinking deeply and objectively about workplace culture. We will always need governments to manage defense, infrastructure, and basic societal functions. But, Chesnut argues, the private sector has the responsibility to use sensitivity and flexibility to make broader progress-if they act with integrity"--
Subjects: Corporate culture.; Management.; Organizational behavior.;
Available copies: 6 / Total copies: 6
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HBCU made : a celebration of the Black college experience / by Rascoe, Ayesha,editor,writer of introduction.(CARDINAL)884024;
In this joyous collection of essays about historically Black colleges and universities, alumni both famous and up-and-coming write testimonials about the schools and experiences that shaped their lives and made them who they are today. Edited by the host of NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday, Ayesha Rascoe--with a distinguished and diverse set of contributors including Oprah Winfrey, Stacey Abrams, and Branford Marsalis, HBCU Made illuminates and celebrates the experience of going to a historically Black college or university. This book is for proud alumni, their loved ones, current students, and anyone considering an HBCU. The first book featuring famous alumni sharing personal accounts of the Black college experience, HBCU Made offers a series of warm, moving, and candid personal essays about the schools that nurtured and educated them. The contributors write about how they chose their HBCU, their first days on campus, the dynamic atmosphere of classes where students were constantly challenged to do their best, the professors who devoted themselves to the students, the marching bands and majorettes and their rigorous training. For some, the choice to attend an HBCU was an easy one, as they followed in the footsteps of their parents or siblings. For others, it was a carefully considered step away from a predominantly white institution to be educated in a place where they would never have to justify their presence. And for some authors here, it was an HBCU that took them in and cared for them like family, often helping them to overcome a rough patch.
Subjects: Essays.; Historically Black colleges and universities; African American college students; College choice; Historically Black colleges and universities; African Americans;
Available copies: 21 / Total copies: 21
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The ASTD training and development handbook : a guide to human resource development / by Craig, Robert L.(CARDINAL)145208; American Society for Training and Development.(CARDINAL)145731;
Coaching for growth and development / Madeline F. Finnerty -- Classroom instruction / Ruth Sizemore House -- Self-directed learning / George M. Piskurich -- Meetings! / Edward E. Scannell -- Case studies / Jay Alden and Judith Kirkhorn -- Instructional games, simulations, and role-plays / Sivasailam Thiagarajan -- Interactive multimedia training systems / Jeffrey J. Howell and Larry O. Silvey -- Job aids and electronic performance support systems / Allison Rossett -- Leadership development / Donald K. Conover -- Organization development and change / Glenn H. Varney -- Executive development / Lana Wertz -- Management development / Edward L. Brewington -- Supervisor development / Lester R. Bittel and John W. Newstrom -- Career development / John E. McMahon and Stephen K. Merman -- Continuing professional education / Donna S. Queeney -- Training in quality / Bruce J. Hayes -- Job training / Michael Nolan -- Technical skills training / Donald W. Robbins ... [et al.] -- Apprenticeship / A.H. Howard III -- Basic workplace skills / Jori W. Philippi -- Computer skills training / Sam L. Warfel -- Sales and marketing training / C.E. (Gene) Hahne and David E. Schultz -- Small-business training / Martin M. Broadwell -- Customer service training / Chip R. Bell and Fran C. Sims -- Occupational safety and health training / Gerard F. Scannell --Information resources / Edith L. Allen -- Higher education as a resource for human resource development / Michal Foriest Settles -- Meeting facilities / Coleman Lee Finkel -- Academic programs for HRD professionals / Neal Chalofsky and Cynthia A. Larson-Daugherty -- Business-education partnerships / Edward W. Bales -- Outsourcing in training and education / June Paradise Maul and Joel D. Krauss -- Consultants / Scott B. Parry.The history of training / Vincent A. Miller -- Organization and management of training / A. William Wiggenhorn -- Selecting and developing the professional HRD staff / William J. Rothwell -- The learning organization / James D. DeVito -- Diversity training and development / V. Robert Hayles -- Training for global operations / Stephen H. Rhinesmith -- Quality of training / Brenda B. Sumberg -- Training records and information systems / Alfred J. Walker -- Training and the law / Patricia S. Eyres -- Cost accounting for training / Wesley W. Stillwagon -- The behavioral sciences / Harold M.F. Rush -- Adult learning / Malcolm S. Knowles -- Designing instructional systems / Michael Molenda, James A. Pershing, Charles M. Reigeluth -- Evaluation / Donald L. Kirkpatrick -- Measuring the results of training / Jack J. Phillips -- Testing / Mary L. Tenopyr -- Backyard research in human resource development / Richard A. Swanson -- Human performance technology / Marc J. Rosenberg -- Benchmarking for best practices / Christopher E. Bogan and Michael J. English --
Subjects: Employees;
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The skillful teacher : on technique, trust, and responsiveness in the classroom / by Brookfield, Stephen,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-296) and indexes.Machine generated contents note: Preface v--xv Acknowledgments About the Author ii--iv 1 Experiencing Teaching 1--16 2 The Core Assumptions of Skillful Teaching 17--32 3 Understanding Our Classrooms 33--48 4 What Students Value in Teachers 49--64 5 Understanding and Responding to the Emotions of Learning 65--81 6 Lecturing Creatively 82--98 7 Using Discussion Methods 99--116 8 Teaching in Diverse Classrooms 117--132 9 Teaching About Racism 133--148 10 Using Play and Creativity 149--168 11 Teaching in Teams 169--184 12 Teaching Students to Think Critically 185--200 13 Teaching Online 201--218 14 Giving Helpful Evaluations 219--235 15 Helping Students Take Responsibility for Learning 236--251 16 Understanding Students' Resistance to Learning 252--267 17 Responding to Students' Resistance to Learning 268--283 18 Exercising Teacher Power Responsibly 284--299 19 Negotiating the Politics of Teaching 300--315 20 Staying Sane: 16 Maxims of Skillful Teaching 316--331 References 332--362 Index ."Energize your classrooms with these key techniques for college teachingStudents say the best teachers get them excited about learning, stretch their thinking, and keep them actively involved in class. But with increasingly diverse classrooms and constantly changing technology, each semester throws up new challenges for engaging students.Discover how to keep your teaching, and your students, energized with The Skillful Teacher, a practical guide to effective techniques, approaches, and methods for today's college classrooms. Providing insights, reflections, and advice from his four decades of college teaching, Stephen Brookfield now adapts his successful methods to teaching online, working with diverse student populations, and making classrooms truly inclusive. As well as being completely revised, updated, and rewritten, this edition adds six brand new chapters on: Teaching critical thinking Using play and creativity in the classroom Teaching in teams Helping students take responsibility for learning Teaching about racism Exercising teacher power responsibly Readers will delve into what learning feels like from a student's perspective, as well as absorb the wisdom of veteran college faculty with whom the author has worked. Themes from the bestselling previous editions remain, but are revisited and expanded with the perspective of an additional decade in the classroom. This authoritative guide is now even more comprehensive to better serve teachers looking to improve. Whether you are new to the classroom or are looking to rise to new challenges, The Skillful Teacher will provide answers, expand your repertoire of techniques, and invigorate your teaching and your classrooms"--
Subjects: College teaching.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Golden State : the making of California / by Hiltzik, Michael,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-412) and index.California, Land of Contradictions -- A Terrestrial Paradise -- The Americans Arrive -- The Bear Flag Revolt -- The Sordid Cry of Gold -- The Thirty-First Star -- The Age of Genocide -- "The Chinese Must Go": San Francisco After the Gold Rush -- The Octopus -- The Shadow of Mussel Slough -- The First Water War -- "City of the Damned" -- The Progressive Revolution -- John Muir and the Battle for Conservation -- Conjuring Los Angeles -- Ghosts of the Owens Valley -- The Utopians -- Executive Order 9066 -- The Selling of Richard Nixon -- Tomorrowland -- Ronald Reagan and the Legacy of Pat Brown -- La Causa -- Disaster at Platform A -- Six Days in Watts -- The Crisis of Growth -- Keeping the California Dream Alive."California has long reigned as the land of plenty, a place where the sun always shines and opportunity beckons. Even prior to its statehood in 1850, it captured the world's imagination. We remember the Gold Rush era for bearded prospectors lured by riches; we think of its early embrace of immigrant labor during the railroad boom as prologue to its diverse social fabric today. But what lies underneath the myth is far more complicated. Thanks to extensive research by Michael Hiltzik, one of our longstanding voices on California, GOLDEN STATE uncovers the unvarnished truth about the state we think we know well. From Spanish incursions into what became known as Alta California to the rise of Big Tech, the history of California is one of stark contradictions. In rich, previously overlooked detail, we see its earliest statesmen wreak havoc among native peoples while racing to draft their own constitution even ahead of statehood. We follow gold-hungry settlers who venture into the Sierra foothills only to leave with little, while a handful of their suppliers turn themselves into millionaire railroad magnates. We witness wars erupt in the name of water as Los Angeles booms and see early efforts to tame the vast landscape create a haven for fossil fuel extraction and environmental conservation alike. Hollywood politicians stoke fear in a centuries-long tradition of anti-Asian violence, and, remarkably, legal redlining and free higher education take root together. Golden State brings a fresh critical eye to the origins of the state against which the rest of the country measures itself. From its very start, Hiltzik shows, the story of the United States was written in California"--
Subjects: California ;
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Partners in passion : a guide to great sex, emotional intimacy and long-term love / by Michaels, Mark A.,1959-(CARDINAL)478721; Johnson, Patricia,1964-(CARDINAL)478723;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 428-438) and index.New relationship energy -- Good relationships: the ten big myths -- A new paradigm: keys to creating an enduring and erotic relationship -- Beyond the keys: how to live the new paradigm -- Great sex: concepts -- Anatomy: a little technical knowledge goes a long way -- Tantra and neo-tantra: techniques for enhanced lovemaking -- Basic sexual adventuring -- Advanced sexual adventuring: open relating to strengthen your partnership -- Bonding through kink -- Dealing with discrepancies, distractions, and disruptions -- Going the distance -- Resource guide."Most of us long for an intimate relationship, and though texting and emailing may keep us superficially connected and feeling momentarily sexy, it ultimately cannot create the kind of intimacy necessary to sustain a deep, fulfilling, and lasting partnership. With the divorce rate reaching a staggering 50 percent in 2013 and the breakup rate among unmarried long-term couples even higher, it appears that the more we tweet, the more disconnected we become. So many of us believe that new is better, hotter, and more intense, but love at first sight isn't really love; it's chemistry. Developing the connections and intimacy that everyone craves takes time and skill. In Partners in Passion, Michaels and Johnson provide readers with a fun, step-by-step, phase-by-phase guide to discovering true, deep, loving, and romantically sexual relationships that will last for decades. Comprehensive and inclusive, Partners in Passion is highly original and provocative, drawing on a variety of sources: cutting-edge science, psychology, the authors' background in tantra, and their personal experiences as teachers and as a couple. Partners in Passion invites couples to design their own relationships and to choose consciously, and is replete with how-to suggestions and exercises, fortified by interviews with couples from diverse backgrounds, relationship styles, and orientations who are enjoying erotically vibrant partnerships"--
Subjects: Sex.; Sex instruction.; Intimacy (Psychology); Man-woman relationships.; Tantrism.; Sex education.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 4
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Mastering linear algebra [videorecording] : an introduction with applications / by Su, Francis Edward,lecturer.; Teaching Company,production company.(CARDINAL)349444;
Course guidebook includes bibliographical references.Lecturer: Professor Francis Su, Harvey Mudd College.Linear algebra may be the most accessible of all routes into higher mathematics. It requires little more than a foundation in algebra and geometry, yet it supplies powerful tools for solving problems in subjects as diverse as computer science and chemistry, business and biology, engineering and education, and physics and psychology, to name just a few. It is also the gateway to almost any advanced math course, such as calculus, abstract algebra, and number theory. Mastering Linear Algebra: An Introduction with Applications is the ideal starting point, surveying the traditional topics of a first-semester college course in linear algebra in 24 half-hour lectures taught by award-winning Professor Francis Su of Harvey Mudd College. Focusing on a wide range of interesting applications, Professor Su works through problems step by step, covering vectors and vector spaces, dot products and cross products, matrix operations, linear transformations, systems of linear equations, bases, determinants, eigenvectors, and much more. He illustrates how problems can be envisioned in both geometric and algebraic terms, with the geometric picture feeding intuition and the algebraic tools showing the way to a solution. Applications covered include computer graphics, image compression, speech recognition, recommender systems, error detection, satellite navigation, and even quantum mechanics. A background in algebra and analytic geometry is recommended. Previous exposure to calculus is useful, but not required.
Subjects: Educational films.; Instructional films.; Lectures.; Nonfiction films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Algebra; Algebras, Linear.; Mathematics.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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