From the president of Wesleyan University, an illuminating history of the student, spanning from antiquity to Zoom. In this sweeping book, Michael S. Roth narrates a vivid and dynamic history of students, exploring some of the principal models for...

Galleries around the world are at an ethical crossroads. Can they resist pernicious corporate and political influence? Culture and power have been bedfellows since ancient times - in the case of exhibits and collections, now more than ever. Protests...

A former Harvard president reflects on how elite universities are responding to critiques from the left and the right, and how they can do better. Elite American universities, such as Yale, Harvard, and Princeton, are admired throughout the world....

A comprehensive history of Yale Divinity School and its impact on theology, religious life, and culture across two centuries, published for the school's bicentennial. "This Grand Errand" is the chronicle of a theological institution through 200 year...

n this bracing book, Michael S. Roth stakes out a pragmatist path through the thicket of issues facing colleges today to carry out the mission of higher education. With great empathy, candor, subtlety, and insight, Roth offers a sane approach to the...

A contemporary guide to foreign language education, this book presents the latest developments and issues in the field of applied linguistics. It leads instructors to make vital connections between theory and practice and to develop innovative lesson...

An essential resource for museum professionals, teachers, and students, the award-winning "Teaching in the Art Museum" (Getty Publications, 2011) set a new standard in the field of gallery education. This follow-up book blends theory and practice to...

The United States' role in saving Europe's intellectual elite from the Nazis is often told as a tale of triumph, which in many ways it was. America welcomed Albert Einstein and Enrico Fermi, Hannah Arendt and Herbert Marcuse, Rudolf Carnap and Richar...

Over the past 200 years, many thousands of undergraduates have been initiated into membership of Apollo - the Masonic Lodge of the University of Oxford. These have included such diverse figures as Oscar Wilde, Osbert Lancaster, Samuel Reynolds Hole,...

A newly revised edition of this classic work, exploring the diverse qualities essential for teaching in today's educational environment. According to Banner and Cannon, to be an effective teacher requires much more than technical skill. Great teachi...