Elite universities pride themselves on their efforts to accept and encourage economically poor students at their schools. Students from low-income families do benefit from these efforts to diversify student population at highly selective universities; however, Harvard professor Anthony Abraham Jack’s The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students introduces readers to the disturbing … Continue reading TURNING POINTS—“The Privileged Poor?”
TURNING POINTS—“Winning By Surrendering Our Turf”
After last week’s post about the Thriving in Academe article (http://www.nea.org/assets/docs/1901eAdvocate_ThrivingFinal.pdf) I heard from my old friend and teaching partner, Paul McGarvey, who spun story after story about collaborative teaching and how it energized dozens of faculty members at Community College of Philadelphia over the years. Professors from various disciplines came together and learned … Continue reading TURNING POINTS—“Winning By Surrendering Our Turf”
TURNING POINTS—Thriving in Academe
It’s been a thrill and an honor to connect with other college faculty since the publication of Open Admissions: What Teaching at Community College Taught Me About Learning by Wild River Books. Meeting one peer or several fellow teachers at a time who share my passion for learning and teaching has been deeply gratifying, but … Continue reading TURNING POINTS—Thriving in Academe
TURNING POINTS: D-Day Still Resonates
Seventy-five years on, the Allied invasion of Normandy still ranks as one of the greatest turning points in the history of the world. https://ddaynhdwilltironebrendanpaver.weebly.com/ "Without this Ally attack this war could have gone on much longer than it did and could have changed the outcome greatly. The war lasted about one year after this attack. … Continue reading TURNING POINTS: D-Day Still Resonates
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