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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.

Latinos are already the largest minority group in the United States, and experts estimate that by 2050, one out of three Americans will identify as Latino. Though their population and influence are steadily rising, stereotypes and misconceptions about Latinos remain, from the assumption that they refuse to learn English to questions of just how "American" they actually are.

Shabana Mir's powerful ethnographic study of women on Washington, D.C., college campuses reveals that being a young female Muslim in post-9/11 America means experiencing double scrutiny—scrutiny from the Muslim community as well as from the dominant non-Muslim community. i>Muslim American Women on Campus illuminates the processes by which a group of ethnically diverse American college women, all identifying as Muslim and all raised in the United States, construct their identities during one of the most formative times in their lives.

After fighting a protracted legal battle, James Meredith broke the color barrier in 1962 as the first African American student at the University of Mississippi. The riot that followed his arrival on campus seriously wounded scores of U.S. marshals and killed two civilians; more casualties than any other clash of the civil rights era. To restore order, the Kennedy administration dispatched thousands of soldiers to Oxford. In The Price of Defiance, Charles Eagles shows that the stunning eruption of violence resulted from the "closed society's" long defiance of the civil rights movement and federal law.

Conservative pundits allege that the pervasive liberalism of America's colleges and universities has detrimental effects on undergraduates, most particularly right-leaning ones. Yet not enough attention has actually been paid to young conservatives to test these claims - until now. In Becoming Right, Amy Binder and Kate Wood carefully explore who conservative students are, and how their beliefs and political activism relate to their university experiences.

An in-depth exploration and expos of the predatory nature of the student loan industryAlan Collinge never imagined he would become a student loan justice activist. He planned to land a solid job after college, repay his student loan debt, and then simply forget the loans ever existed. Like millions of Americans, however, in spite of working hard, Collinge fell behind on payments and entered a labyrinthine student loan nightmare.

This audiobook will make you smarter, able to learn faster, and think better. It has the best methods to raise IQ and optimize academic performance. It reveals the methods used to get straight As at Stanford and 99 percent on medical school exams. Learning methods such as SIRS, flashcards, word play, word associations, mnemonics, walk and talk, shadowing, neurogenesis, angiogenesis, mitochondrial biogenesis, brain glycogen, verbal skills, thinking strategies, condensed notes, how to read a book, speed reading, and much more are discussed.

Have you made that all-important decision to go to college? Do you know where you want to go? Do you have an idea of what the important things are to consider when choosing a university? If you're struggling with these questions then this book is for you. 50+ Questions to Ask Before Choosing a University by Krista “KK” Mounsey offers a list of questions you should ask when you’re trying to decide which college or university to attend to further your education.

50+ Questions to Ask Before Deciding to Go to College by Krista “KK” Mounsey offers a list of questions you should ask when you’re considering going to college and furthering your education. Going to college is a big step. Many times, when you graduate high school, college is just the next logical step. However, did you know that there are lots of questions you should ask yourself (and even others) before you make this life-changing decision?

Your family's athletic scholarship dream can become a reality when you apply the recruiting steps clearly laid out in The Athletic Scholarship Playbook. Jon Fugler takes the mystery out of recruiting and athletic scholarships, providing parents and student-athletes a clear, actionable plan. This playbook is your recruiting road map that will lead you to success, covering steps for all sports, both men's and women's.

Understand the reasons why you shouldn't go to university or college and why schools do not breed intelligence. The educational system is purely designed to mass produce human robots to power businesses. Qualifications are the false impression of intelligence, and the way in which schools restrict thought is the first step from youth to losing your true identity and individual creativity. Most believe that traditional education will improve their future circumstances. However it is more likely that you will be left burdened with debt....

Are you overstressed, overworked, and overwhelmed? In today's uncertain economy many people believe that the best way to survive and thrive is to put your head down and work harder. However, that approach will harm your health, relationships, and your career progress. Instead, become a WorkJockey® and learn to work less, live more, accomplish more, and be happier.

The new definitive guide to passing the police selection process. Includes the new Competencies and is the most informative guide available for serious candidates who want to become a UK police officer. This short sharp guide has been constructed to provide you with tips and advice based on the new core competencies of serving the public, openness to change, service delivery, public service, professionalism, decision making and working with others.

The work of academics can matter and be influential on a public level, but the path to becoming a public intellectual, influential policy advisor, valued community resource, or go-to person on an issue is not one that most scholars are trained for. The Public Professor offers scholars ways to use their ideas, research, and knowledge to change the world.

This book is about the line of bullshit all the universities are telling you. There is a big conspiracy out there and I want to share it with you. Please listen to this audiobook before you take the plunge and sign up for college. Thank you and enjoy.

This book goes straight to the core of speed reading and gives you all the tools and hacks you need to change your life forever.

Die Welt wird immer schneller, hektischer und kurzweiliger. Eindrücke und Momente müssen schnellstmöglich neuen weichen und wenige Menschen können da mithalten. Während die Nachrichten und Medien von Tragödien gefüllt sind, hetzen wir von Termin zu Termin, machen nebenbei die Hausarbeit und versuchen, dabei noch irgendwie soziale Beziehungen aufrecht zu erhalten, bis wir abends vollkommen erschöpft ins Bett fallen.

This book outlines the benefits of completing your pre-professional course requirements at a community college with sound advice regarding coursework, the professional entrance exam, and interview for pre-nursing, pre-pharmacy, and pre-med students.

Written by the author of the best-selling Welsh learners' novel Coed y Brenin, this book should help you expand and improve your Welsh, while being both interesting and entertaining. It should be suitable for those who've done a year or more of evening classes, although we'd hope that more advanced learners would also get a lot out of it.

Are you a salary-man living from paycheck to paycheck? Do you sometimes feel like you'll never be able to build a retirement? Have you ever thought of having complete financial freedom? This can be achieved when your stream of passive income exceed your daily expenses so you can decide not to work but still be able of living the lifestyle your desire.