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  • Searching the Soul of the College and University in America

    Religious and Democratic Covenants and Controversies

    by Stephen J. Nelson ...
    This is a story of religious and democratic covenants and controversies in the foundations of the American nation and in the soul of its colleges and universities. Its powers are religion and politics in America, the creeds and convictions constituting the beliefs and theologies of citizens and religious people. Critically overlapping and entangled democratic beliefs and convictions distinctly ... Read more

    $97.19 USD

  • Leaders in the Labyrinth

    College Presidents and the Battlegrounds of Creeds and Convictions

    by Stephen J. Nelson ...
    Series series ACE/Praeger Series on Higher Education
    Leaders in the Labyrinth sheds light on the ways presidents conduct the influence and power of their office, especially in the use of their pulpits, how they navigate issues of political correctness, and how they hold the center of the university together in contentious times and against competing ideological forces. Nelson has formulated a comprehensive image of the tenor, talents, and ... Read more

    $48.59 USD

  • John G. Kemeny and Dartmouth College

    The Man, the Times, and the College Presidency

    by Stephen J. Nelson ...
    Featuring never before published excerpts from his unfinished autobiography, this book explores the career of John G. Kemeny, mathematician, educator, and president of Dartmouth College. Nelson presents a portrait of Kemeny’s presidential leadership during the tumultuous 1960s and 1970s, exemplifying his resolute commitment to the pursuit of knowledge, learning, human understanding, equity, and ... Read more

    $121.49 USD

  • College Presidents Reflect

    Life in and out of the Ivory Tower

    by Stephen J. Nelson ...
    College presidents lead taxing and complex, though enormously fulfilling and rewarding, lives. The story that unfolds in College Presidents Reflect: Life in and out of the Ivory Tower is fashioned from the perspectives of over two-dozen retired former college presidents. The over-their-shoulders view we get from these men and women who have sat on the presidential perch provides an unprecedented ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • The Shape and Shaping of the College and University in America

    A Lively Experiment

    by Stephen J. Nelson ...
    This bookpresents the issues, controversies, and key players that formed and enabled the American college and university to endure as a critical institution of the nation and society. Nelson examines contested issues and concerns in the academy such as the role and position of religion; the place and value of the liberal arts; the threat of disunity and balkanization; the ideological contentions ... Read more

    $105.29 USD

  • Decades of Chaos and Revolution

    Showdowns for College Presidents

    by Stephen J. Nelson ...
    Decades of Chaos and Revolution: Showdowns for College Presidents is the story and comparison of two eras in the history of higher education. The first era covers the period of the 1960s through the mid-1970s, and the second is the first decade of the twenty-first century. Both decades were marked by events that shook the foundations of colleges and universities, and society as a whole. Nelson ... Read more

    $91.59 USD

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    Building a Capacity for Change

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    Public education, once considered a dogmatic institution in the 20th century, now finds itself challenged at almost every level in todays sociopolitical environment. New realities, as evidenced by the political complexities of the global village, widespread technological advances that undermine established educational practices, and ever mounting pressures on the curriculum to appease corporate ... Read more

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  • Academic Freedom in Conflict

    The Struggle Over Free Speech Rights in the University

    by James L. Turk ...
    Series series Canadian Association of University Teachers
    For more than a century academics have had unique rights -- to speak, teach, and write freely. Central to the case for academic freedom is that scholars must be able to voice their views free of fear in order for society to gain a better understanding of ourselves and our world and to be effective teachers.Academic freedom has always faced challenges. Professors have been pressed to alter their ... Read more

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  • Good Governance is a Choice

    A Way to Re-create Your Board_the Right Way

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  • Students with Disabilities Can Meet Accountability Standards

    A Roadmap for School Leaders

    by John O'Connor ...
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  • Higher Education Assessments

    Leadership Matters

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    Series series The ACE Series on Higher Education
    Higher Education Assessments: Leadership Matters reflects the work of a select group of researchers, scholars, and practitioners in higher education assessment with the goal of identifying strategies that assist senior campus leaders as they respond to the challenges of a changing economic landscape and political climate. The contributors, experts in the field, bring to the forefront key issues ... Read more

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