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Building sustainable diversity in higher education isnt just the right thing to do—it is an imperative for institutional excellence and for a pluralistic society that works.
In Diversitys Promise for Higher Education, author Daryl G. Smith proposes clear and realistic practices to help institutions ......
How can public university systems leverage their scale to increase intercampus collaboration and better educational outcomes? American public higher education systems include the largest and most impactful colleges and universities in the nation, including 75 percent of the nation's public sector students. While their impact is enormous, they are ......
The Silent Spread of COVID-19 and the Future of Pandemics
The riveting account of how asymptomatic transmission drove COVID-19's global spread and catalyzed interventions to control it. Why was COVID-19 so difficult to contain and so devastating to people and economies worldwide? In Asymptomatic, author Joshua S. Weitz explains how silent transmission enabled COVID-19's massive and tragic global impact. ......
Dangerous Metaphors and Founding Myths in Congressional Politics
Why is the metaphor of the "Founding Fathers" so insidious-and how does it impact American politics? American politicians routinely invoke the metaphor of the "Founding Fathers" when referring to the men who supposedly set the United States on a path to greatness. On average, the term "Founding Fathers" is uttered by a congressional member every ......
A compelling study into the history and lasting influence of enslaved Native people in early South Carolina. In 1708, the governor of South Carolina responded to a request from London to describe the population of the colony. This response included an often-overlooked segment of the population: Native Americans, who made up one-fourth of all ......
The latest groundbreaking work in eighteenth-century studies. Showcasing exciting new research across disciplines, Volume 53 of Studies in Eighteenth-Century Culture explores the juxtaposition between the fanciful romances and historical realities of the global eighteenth century. Katarzyna Bartoszynska assembles a series of essays on the work ......
This engaging guide offers strategies to help couples who drink together get sober together. Are you and your partner curious about sobriety or managing your drinking? In Sober Love, Dr. Joseph Nowinski offers practical advice and proven strategies to help couples end their relationship with alcohol-and redefine their relationship with each ......
A critical edition of ten rare pamphlets on science and religion published from 1922-1931 by the University of Chicago Divinity School. In the years surrounding the Scopes trial in 1925, liberal Protestant scientists, theologians, and clergy sought to diminish opposition to evolution and to persuade American Christians to adopt more positive ......
Texas, Mexico, and the Making of the Modern United States, 1820-1867
A fascinating new history of Texas that emphasizes the importance of Mexico's political culture in attracting US settlers and Texas's unique role in the nation-building efforts of both Mexico and the United States. Why did tens of thousands of Anglo settlers renounce their US citizenship and declare their loyalty to another country by migrating ......
