2008 Global Conference: How Higher Education Can Meet the Demands of Today’s Entrepreneurial Economy

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Universities face growing calls to better prepare students for an entrepreneurial economy, which demands the ability to innovate, collaborate and think dynamically and globally. This panel from the 2008 Milken Institute Global Conference brought together the presidents of Syracuse, Arizona State and the New York Institute of Technology to explore different approaches to transforming the role of the university. Can the system of higher education be changed when it has tenure… More >>

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Standard Deviants: Psychology Module 3 – Learning and Development

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Find out how other people influence your behavior. Next, we’ll try to recall some facts about memory. Do you remember what you ate for dinner last night? How about last week? The Standard Deviants shed some light on how your gray matter stores and recalls information… or doesn’t…. More >>

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The Missing Heart: Chronicles of an Educator

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This is a story based on actual events of a woman who overcomes personal obstacles to achieve her lifelong dream of becoming an educator. She attains this and eventually gets a leadership position as a high school assistant principal. Over the years, however, she witnesses questionable administrative practices, implemented to boost students’ standardized testing scores. Sexuality on campus, violence in classrooms, and school politics—it is also all in this book. C… More >>

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