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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - A sociologist who has been tracking the polarization of higher education for twenty years reveals how students are navigating the campus culture wars, what they wish their professors would do differently, and why they're actually afraid of saying what they think. "Anyone who wants to understand the crisis in higher educationand help solve itshould read this book." Greg Lukianoff \* "Everyone has an opinion about higher education, but ironically few scholars actually study it in a systematic way. What Happened to College brings data and rigorous thinking to bear on the question of how a university system that is in many ways the envy of the world has lost the confidence of such a large share of the country." Matthew YglesiasAmerican universities are at the center of a political firestorm. Between attacks on DEI programming, dwindling enrollment in the humanities, questions about the value of a college education, funding cuts, and battles over woke activism and liberal indoctrination, the campus culture wars are raging. But the experience on campus is not quite what the culture warriors would have us believe. A decade after his landmark book on faculty politics, Neil Gross decided it was time to give those with the most at stake a chance to speak for themselves. Beginning in the spring of 2024, he launched a massive investigation into how our polarized politics have remade the college experience, interviewing students across the country and polling thousands more. He looked at liberal arts colleges, state schools, faith-based institutions, and elite universities and combed through studies tracking everything from campus dating habits to changes in syllabi. What he found was startling: Undergraduates today are choosing their schools, their friends, their partners, their activitieseven their majorson the basis of their political beliefs to a degree unimaginable ten years ago, with the goal of interacting as little as possible with anyone whose views don't line up with their own. Popular campus dating apps invite you to swipe left if you don't like someone's political profilea metaphor for today's college experience writ large. Instead of resisting this trend, some faculty and administrators encouraged it, creating a cloistered environment where students could avoid uncomfortable disagreement. What Happened to College paints a picture of an educational system in crisis and ripe for change. Grounding his analysis in sorely needed data and deftly debunking overstated claims, Gross points to places where open debate and friendship across political lines still thrive. What are these campus communities doing right Can we teach college students to disagree better At a time of growing political stridency, nothing could be more necessary. …

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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The award-winning journalist and author of Raven Rock shares the first comprehensive oral history of September 11, 2001--a panoramic narrative woven from hundreds of interviews with government officials, first responders, survivors, friends, and family members.bers.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'A coming-of-age story for the ages. All ages. For anyone who has lived through loss (and who hasn't ), The Nightingales is a blessing sung after the tears have slowed down. This book is a triumph." Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked "The Nightingales radiates pathos and humanity in a manner reminiscent of another moving coming-of-age story, Alison Bechdel's seminal memoir, Fun Home." NPR "Stunning in every wayAbsolutely gorgeous, visually and emotionally." Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "An achievement in visual storytelling." Booklist (starred review) "A beautiful, poignant story told with flair." Financial Times Based on a true story, an exquisitely illustrated, singular graphic novel about a life-changing friendship between a seventeen-year-old girl and the dying stranger who moves into her family's home.It's the spring of 1985 and Lou Miller is weeks away from graduating high school when her father, Donald, invites his coworker, Jim, and his two dogs, Henny and Penny, to move into their home. Jim has been evicted from his apartment and fallen on hard times, but there is more to the situation than Lou or her mother, Annemarie, realize. Jim's arrival upends the lives of this small-town Oregon family. As Annemarie grows increasingly uneasy about sharing her home with a stranger, Lou finds herself drawn to Jim's warmth, humor, and quiet resilience. Their unlikely bond carries Jim through the most difficult months of his life and gives Lou the courage to imagine a future beyond the bounds of her hometown. Tender, surprising, and full of hope, The Nightingales is an unforgettable story about compassion, family, and the unexpected ways one person's life can alter another's.…