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  • The Power of Black Excellence

    HBCUs and the Fight for American Democracy

    by Deondra Rose ...
    Series series Studies in Postwar American Political Development
    A powerful and revealing history of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), which have been essential for empowering Black citizens and for the ongoing fight for democracy in the US. From their founding, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) educated as many as 90 percent of Black college students in the United States. Although many are aware of the significance of ... Read more

    $25.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Citizens By Degree

    Higher Education Policy and the Changing Gender Dynamics of American Citizenship

    by Deondra Rose ...
    Series series Studies in Postwar American Political Development
    Since the mid-twentieth century, the United States has seen a striking shift in the gender dynamics of higher educational attainment as women have come to earn college degrees at higher rates than men. Women have also made significant strides in terms of socioeconomic status and political engagement. What explains the progress that American women have made since the 1960s? While many point to the ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD

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    The Power of Black Excellence

    HBCUs and the Fight for American Democracy

    by Deondra Rose ...
    Narrated by L. Malaika Cooper ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours 35 min

    From their founding, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) educated as many as 90 percent of Black college students in the United States. Although many are aware of the significance of HBCUs in expanding Black Americans' educational opportunities, much less attention has been paid to the vital role that they have played in expanding American democracy.In The Power of Black ... Read more

    $35.72 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Freedom Is an Endless Meeting

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  • The Fall of the Faculty:The Rise of the All-Administrative University and Why It Matters

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    Until very recently, American universities were led mainly by their faculties, which viewed intellectual production and pedagogy as the core missions of higher education. Today, as Benjamin Ginsberg warns in this eye-opening, controversial book, "deanlets"--administrators and staffers often without serious academic backgrounds or experience--are setting the educational agenda. The Fall of the ... Read more

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