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🎓 Academic Capture

Books examining how outside interests—corporate, political, ideological—co-opt universities and compromise the independence of research and teaching.
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations
by Kate L. Turabian • 1955
Research is not a mystery: a system for turning a question into a polished, cited argument.
3.99
3k+
✍️ Academic Writing🔍 Research Process📄 Thesis Writing
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations Summary
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations 88%
Research is not a mystery: a system for turning a question into a polished, cited argument.
by Kate L. Turabian 1955
3.99
3k+ ratings
✍️ Academic Writing🔍 Research Process📄 Thesis Writing
They Say / I Say
by Gerald Graff • 2006
Write academic arguments that respond to others, not just declare. Templates that show you how.
3.77
6k+
📝 Academic Writing🏫 College Composition🧱 Argument Structure
They Say / I Say Summary
They Say / I Say 88%
Write academic arguments that respond to others, not just declare. Templates that show you how.
by Gerald Graff 2006
3.77
6k+ ratings
📝 Academic Writing🏫 College Composition🧱 Argument Structure
Spy Schools
by Daniel Golden • 2017
China, Cuba, and the CIA recruit on American campuses. The schools look the other way.
3.57
315
🔍 Academic Espionage🇨🇳 Chinese Espionage🕵️ Covert Operations
Spy Schools Summary
Spy Schools 88%
China, Cuba, and the CIA recruit on American campuses. The schools look the other way.
by Daniel Golden 2017
3.57
315 ratings
🔍 Academic Espionage🇨🇳 Chinese Espionage🕵️ Covert Operations
The Real World of College
by Wendy Fischman • 2022
Half want a degree, not an education. The other half are too anxious to think.
3.86
50
🎓 Higher Education Reform🏛️ College Culture🧠 Mental Health On Campus
The Real World of College Summary
The Real World of College 88%
Half want a degree, not an education. The other half are too anxious to think.
by Wendy Fischman 2022
3.86
50 ratings
🎓 Higher Education Reform🏛️ College Culture🧠 Mental Health On Campus
The War on Science
by Lawrence M. Krauss • 2025
Lysenko's ghost walks the university: 39 scholars on how ideology is eating science from the inside.
3.22
121
🎓 Higher Education🔗 Ideological Capture🔬 Science Policy
The War on Science Summary
The War on Science 88%
Lysenko's ghost walks the university: 39 scholars on how ideology is eating science from the inside.
by Lawrence M. Krauss 2025
3.22
121 ratings
🎓 Higher Education🔗 Ideological Capture🔬 Science Policy
The College Scam
by Charlie Kirk • 2022
Your degree is a debt sentence and an ideological straitjacket. Here's how to win without one.
4.18
605
🏛️ College Skepticism💰 Student Debt Crisis🎤 Campus Free Speech
The College Scam Summary
The College Scam 88%
Your degree is a debt sentence and an ideological straitjacket. Here's how to win without one.
by Charlie Kirk 2022
4.18
605 ratings
🏛️ College Skepticism💰 Student Debt Crisis🎤 Campus Free Speech
The Lean PhD
by Julian Kirchherr • 2018
Your PhD as a startup: draft early, gather feedback fast, and finish with more publications.
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61
🎓 Doctoral Studies✍️ Academic Writing🔄 Lean Methodology
The Lean PhD Summary
The Lean PhD 88%
Your PhD as a startup: draft early, gather feedback fast, and finish with more publications.
by Julian Kirchherr 2018
3.90
61 ratings
🎓 Doctoral Studies✍️ Academic Writing🔄 Lean Methodology
Research Strategies
by William B. Badke • 2000
Most student papers summarize. A real research paper argues. The shift starts with the question.
3.79
392
📚 Academic Research📖 Library Research🧠 Information Literacy
Research Strategies Summary
Research Strategies 88%
Most student papers summarize. A real research paper argues. The shift starts with the question.
by William B. Badke 2000
3.79
392 ratings
📚 Academic Research📖 Library Research🧠 Information Literacy
Completing Your Doctoral Dissertation/Master's Thesis in Two Semesters or Less
by Evelyn Hunt Ogden • 1993
Finish your dissertation in two semesters: a page-an-hour pace, a 20-day draft, and a defense plan.
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16
📝 Dissertation Writing🎓 Graduate School✍️ Writing Productivity
Completing Your Doctoral Dissertation/Master's Thesis in Two Semesters or Less Summary
Completing Your Doctoral Dissertation/Master's Thesis in Two Semesters or Less 88%
Finish your dissertation in two semesters: a page-an-hour pace, a 20-day draft, and a defense plan.
by Evelyn Hunt Ogden 1993
3.44
16 ratings
📝 Dissertation Writing🎓 Graduate School✍️ Writing Productivity
Stylish Academic Writing
by Helen Sword • 2012
Most academic writing rules are just conventions. The data that prove you can write differently.
4.06
1k+
📝 Academic Writing📚 Scholarly Publishing🗣️ Plain Language
Stylish Academic Writing Summary
Stylish Academic Writing 88%
Most academic writing rules are just conventions. The data that prove you can write differently.
by Helen Sword 2012
4.06
1k+ ratings
📝 Academic Writing📚 Scholarly Publishing🗣️ Plain Language
The Idea Factory
by Pepper White • 1991
MIT: where a valedictorian learns to celebrate a B and survive the pressure without losing himself.
3.85
255
🎓 Grad School🏛️ Elite Universities🎭 Imposter Syndrome
The Idea Factory Summary
The Idea Factory 88%
MIT: where a valedictorian learns to celebrate a B and survive the pressure without losing himself.
by Pepper White 1991
3.85
255 ratings
🎓 Grad School🏛️ Elite Universities🎭 Imposter Syndrome
Mastering Your PhD
by Patricia A. Gosling • 2006
The systematic playbook for PhD survival, from lab selection to thesis defense and career launch.
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🎓 Doctoral Studies🔬 Lab Dynamics✍️ Thesis Writing
Mastering Your PhD Summary
Mastering Your PhD 88%
The systematic playbook for PhD survival, from lab selection to thesis defense and career launch.
by Patricia A. Gosling 2006
3.62
101 ratings
🎓 Doctoral Studies🔬 Lab Dynamics✍️ Thesis Writing
The Craft of Research
by Wayne C. Booth • 1995
Finding a question worth fighting over, then building the case your reader cannot walk away from.
3.92
4k+
📝 Academic Writing🔬 Research Methods🧩 Argumentation
The Craft of Research Summary
The Craft of Research 88%
Finding a question worth fighting over, then building the case your reader cannot walk away from.
by Wayne C. Booth 1995
3.92
4k+ ratings
📝 Academic Writing🔬 Research Methods🧩 Argumentation
Science Research Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English
by Hilary Glasman-Deal • 2009
Why good scientists write badly, and the writing blueprint that gets non-native speakers published.
4.43
169
🧪 Scientific Writing📝 Academic Publishing🌐 ESL Writing
Science Research Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English Summary
Science Research Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English 88%
Why good scientists write badly, and the writing blueprint that gets non-native speakers published.
by Hilary Glasman-Deal 2009
4.43
169 ratings
🧪 Scientific Writing📝 Academic Publishing🌐 ESL Writing
Rational Choice and Security Studies
by Michael E. Brown • 2000
Two visions of political science: one builds mathematical temples, the other wants to stop war.
3.78
9
🔒 Security Studies🧮 Rational Choice⚔️ Methodology Wars
Rational Choice and Security Studies Summary
Rational Choice and Security Studies 88%
Two visions of political science: one builds mathematical temples, the other wants to stop war.
by Michael E. Brown 2000
3.78
9 ratings
🔒 Security Studies🧮 Rational Choice⚔️ Methodology Wars
Quality Research Papers
by Nancy J. Vyhmeister • 2014
The theology student's guide to research that earns the grade, from first question to final defense.
3.74
172
🏫 Theological Education✍️ Academic Writing🔬 Research Methodology
Quality Research Papers Summary
Quality Research Papers 87%
The theology student's guide to research that earns the grade, from first question to final defense.
by Nancy J. Vyhmeister 2014
3.74
172 ratings
🏫 Theological Education✍️ Academic Writing🔬 Research Methodology
Air & Light & Time & Space
by Helen Sword • 2017
Daily writing is a myth. The flexible, four-foundation practice that real productive academics use.
3.98
581
📝 Academic Writing⏰ Writing Habits🏡 Writing Environments
Air & Light & Time & Space Summary
Air & Light & Time & Space 87%
Daily writing is a myth. The flexible, four-foundation practice that real productive academics use.
by Helen Sword 2017
3.98
581 ratings
📝 Academic Writing⏰ Writing Habits🏡 Writing Environments
The Glass Bead Game
by Hermann Hesse • 1943
Online learning and rising costs disrupt the university model, forcing a choice: reform or decline.
4.10
43k+
📖 Higher Education Reform💡 Disruptive Innovation💻 Online Learning
The Glass Bead Game Summary
The Glass Bead Game 87%
Online learning and rising costs disrupt the university model, forcing a choice: reform or decline.
by Hermann Hesse 1943
4.10
43k+ ratings
📖 Higher Education Reform💡 Disruptive Innovation💻 Online Learning
Teaching with AI
by José Antonio Bowen • 2024
AI sets a new floor for competent work. Education must now teach what AI cannot do.
3.78
742
🤖 Ai In Education💻 Classroom Technology🛡️ Academic Integrity
Teaching with AI Summary
Teaching with AI 87%
AI sets a new floor for competent work. Education must now teach what AI cannot do.
by José Antonio Bowen 2024
3.78
742 ratings
🤖 Ai In Education💻 Classroom Technology🛡️ Academic Integrity
Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks
by Wendy Laura Belcher • 2008
Short daily sessions beat weekend binges: twelve weeks to turn your draft into a published article.
4.12
775
🖋️ Academic Writing📚 Academic Publishing⏰ Writing Productivity
Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks Summary
Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks 87%
Short daily sessions beat weekend binges: twelve weeks to turn your draft into a published article.
by Wendy Laura Belcher 2008
4.12
775 ratings
🖋️ Academic Writing📚 Academic Publishing⏰ Writing Productivity
How to Win at College
by Cal Newport • 2005
College is a strategy game: work fewer hours, build faculty allies, and chase one ambitious project.
3.98
4k+
🎓 College Success📚 Student Productivity📝 Study Strategies
How to Win at College Summary
How to Win at College 87%
College is a strategy game: work fewer hours, build faculty allies, and chase one ambitious project.
by Cal Newport 2005
3.98
4k+ ratings
🎓 College Success📚 Student Productivity📝 Study Strategies
Robot-Proof
by Joseph E. Aoun • 2017
AI does knowledge work. A degree that survives teaches creativity cultural agility and reinvention.
3.62
615
🎓 Higher Education Reform🤖 Future Of Work🧠 Ai And Automation
Robot-Proof Summary
Robot-Proof 87%
AI does knowledge work. A degree that survives teaches creativity cultural agility and reinvention.
by Joseph E. Aoun 2017
3.62
615 ratings
🎓 Higher Education Reform🤖 Future Of Work🧠 Ai And Automation
Who Gets In and Why
by Jeffrey J. Selingo • 2020
It's not your GPA that gets you into college. An inside investigation reveals what really decides.
4.27
5k+
🎓 College Admissions📜 Education Policy📰 Investigative Journalism
Who Gets In and Why Summary
Who Gets In and Why 87%
It's not your GPA that gets you into college. An inside investigation reveals what really decides.
by Jeffrey J. Selingo 2020
4.27
5k+ ratings
🎓 College Admissions📜 Education Policy📰 Investigative Journalism
The Everything Guide to Study Skills
by Cynthia Clumeck Muchnick • 2011
Assignments on time, notes you review, and teacher relationships that lead to recommendations.
3.88
113
🧠 Study Strategies✍️ Note-Taking⏰ Time Management
The Everything Guide to Study Skills Summary
The Everything Guide to Study Skills 87%
Assignments on time, notes you review, and teacher relationships that lead to recommendations.
by Cynthia Clumeck Muchnick 2011
3.88
113 ratings
🧠 Study Strategies✍️ Note-Taking⏰ Time Management
In Defense of a Liberal Education
by Fareed Zakaria • 2015
The STEM panic misses the real skills gap: writing, analysis, and learning how to learn.
3.83
3k+
📚 Liberal Arts Defense🏛️ Higher Education Crisis✍️ Writing As Thinking
In Defense of a Liberal Education Summary
In Defense of a Liberal Education 87%
The STEM panic misses the real skills gap: writing, analysis, and learning how to learn.
by Fareed Zakaria 2015
3.83
3k+ ratings
📚 Liberal Arts Defense🏛️ Higher Education Crisis✍️ Writing As Thinking
Qualitative Research Methods
by Sarah J. Tracy • 2012
From first interview to final write-up, the methods, ethics, and craft of research that matters.
3.94
69
📋 Qualitative Methodology🔬 Social Research Methods⚖️ Research Ethics
Qualitative Research Methods Summary
Qualitative Research Methods 87%
From first interview to final write-up, the methods, ethics, and craft of research that matters.
by Sarah J. Tracy 2012
3.94
69 ratings
📋 Qualitative Methodology🔬 Social Research Methods⚖️ Research Ethics
The Ultimate Guide To Ielts Writing
by Parthesh Thakkar • 2013
IELTS writing is scored against four rigid rubrics. Here is how to build to each one.
4.10
553
📝 Exam Preparation🎓 Academic Writing🏛️ Essay Structure
The Ultimate Guide To Ielts Writing Summary
The Ultimate Guide To Ielts Writing 87%
IELTS writing is scored against four rigid rubrics. Here is how to build to each one.
by Parthesh Thakkar 2013
4.10
553 ratings
📝 Exam Preparation🎓 Academic Writing🏛️ Essay Structure
The Seven Deadly Sins of Psychology
by Chris Chambers • 2017
How psychology's methods enable bias, fraud, and shaky results, and the reform that could fix them.
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268
🔬 Research Methods🔄 Replication Crisis🔓 Open Science
The Seven Deadly Sins of Psychology Summary
The Seven Deadly Sins of Psychology 87%
How psychology's methods enable bias, fraud, and shaky results, and the reform that could fix them.
by Chris Chambers 2017
4.41
268 ratings
🔬 Research Methods🔄 Replication Crisis🔓 Open Science
The Privileged Poor
by Anthony Abraham Jack • 2019
Admitting poor students was step one. Elite colleges forgot there was a step two.
4.25
2k+
🏛️ Elite Universities🎓 Cultural Capital📋 Hidden Curriculum
The Privileged Poor Summary
The Privileged Poor 87%
Admitting poor students was step one. Elite colleges forgot there was a step two.
by Anthony Abraham Jack 2019
4.25
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Elite Universities🎓 Cultural Capital📋 Hidden Curriculum
The Writer's World
by Lynne Gaetz • 2005
Writing as a system: find your point, support it, revise until it holds. The textbook method.
3.67
15
🏫 College Composition✍️ Academic Writing🔄 Writing Process
The Writer's World Summary
The Writer's World 87%
Writing as a system: find your point, support it, revise until it holds. The textbook method.
by Lynne Gaetz 2005
3.67
15 ratings
🏫 College Composition✍️ Academic Writing🔄 Writing Process
Qualitative Research in Practice
by Sharan B. Merriam • 2002
Qualitative research, taught through real human stories that reveal what methods chapters leave out.
3.87
61
🧪 Qualitative Methods📋 Case Study Research🔬 Research Methodology
Qualitative Research in Practice Summary
Qualitative Research in Practice 87%
Qualitative research, taught through real human stories that reveal what methods chapters leave out.
by Sharan B. Merriam 2002
3.87
61 ratings
🧪 Qualitative Methods📋 Case Study Research🔬 Research Methodology
Reflective Writing
by Kate Williams • 2012
How to write about yourself with academic rigor: the frameworks that make 'personal' credible.
3.94
67
🪞 Reflective Practice✍️ Academic Writing🔄 Experiential Learning
Reflective Writing Summary
Reflective Writing 87%
How to write about yourself with academic rigor: the frameworks that make 'personal' credible.
by Kate Williams 2012
3.94
67 ratings
🪞 Reflective Practice✍️ Academic Writing🔄 Experiential Learning
America's Cultural Revolution
by Christopher F. Rufo • 2023
The bombs stopped. The ideas didn't. How the 1960s left captured every institution you trust.
4.21
1k+
⚔️ Culture Wars🏛️ American Conservatism🎓 Academic Politics
America's Cultural Revolution Summary
America's Cultural Revolution 87%
The bombs stopped. The ideas didn't. How the 1960s left captured every institution you trust.
by Christopher F. Rufo 2023
4.21
1k+ ratings
⚔️ Culture Wars🏛️ American Conservatism🎓 Academic Politics
Failure to Disrupt
by Justin Reich • 2020
Every new classroom technology gets absorbed into old routines. The real barrier was never the tech.
4.23
252
💻 Educational Technology🔍 Edtech Critique🌐 Online Learning
Failure to Disrupt Summary
Failure to Disrupt 87%
Every new classroom technology gets absorbed into old routines. The real barrier was never the tech.
by Justin Reich 2020
4.23
252 ratings
💻 Educational Technology🔍 Edtech Critique🌐 Online Learning
The Book Proposal Book
by Laura Portwood-Stacer • 2021
A book contract is won in the proposal, not the manuscript: how to write one that sells.
4.71
100
📚 Academic Publishing📝 Book Proposals✍️ Scholarly Writing
The Book Proposal Book Summary
The Book Proposal Book 87%
A book contract is won in the proposal, not the manuscript: how to write one that sells.
by Laura Portwood-Stacer 2021
4.71
100 ratings
📚 Academic Publishing📝 Book Proposals✍️ Scholarly Writing
How to Take Smart Notes
by Sönke Ahrens • 2025
58 books from one note-card system that treats writing as thinking, not transcription.
3.87
237
🧠 Networked Note-Taking🎓 Academic Writing✍️ Writing Process
How to Take Smart Notes Summary
How to Take Smart Notes 87%
58 books from one note-card system that treats writing as thinking, not transcription.
by Sönke Ahrens 2025
3.87
237 ratings
🧠 Networked Note-Taking🎓 Academic Writing✍️ Writing Process
The Price of Admission (Updated Edition)
by Daniel Golden • 2006
The hidden price of elite college admission: donations, connections, and the right last name.
3.67
993
🎓 Elite College Admissions📚 Educational Inequality🚪 College Access
The Price of Admission (Updated Edition) Summary
The Price of Admission (Updated Edition) 87%
The hidden price of elite college admission: donations, connections, and the right last name.
by Daniel Golden 2006
3.67
993 ratings
🎓 Elite College Admissions📚 Educational Inequality🚪 College Access
Worthless
by Aaron Clarey • 2011
The labor market's college report card: which majors earn and which are a $40,000 mistake.
3.99
339
🧭 Career Guidance🎓 Higher Education🤔 College Skepticism
Worthless Summary
Worthless 87%
The labor market's college report card: which majors earn and which are a $40,000 mistake.
by Aaron Clarey 2011
3.99
339 ratings
🧭 Career Guidance🎓 Higher Education🤔 College Skepticism
Dumbing Us Down - 25th Anniversary Hardback Edition
by John Taylor Gatto • 2002
An award-winning teacher walked away. His reason: the system is designed to crush independence.
4.14
12k+
🌱 Alternative Education🏫 Compulsory Schooling📝 Hidden Curriculum
Dumbing Us Down - 25th Anniversary Hardback Edition Summary
Dumbing Us Down - 25th Anniversary Hardback Edition 87%
An award-winning teacher walked away. His reason: the system is designed to crush independence.
by John Taylor Gatto 2002
4.14
12k+ ratings
🌱 Alternative Education🏫 Compulsory Schooling📝 Hidden Curriculum
The Freelance Academic
by Katie Rose Guest Pryal • 2019
Academia pays you in prestige. Convert your expertise into a freelance career you control.
4.21
34
🚪 Leaving Academia💼 Freelance Career🎭 Imposter Syndrome
The Freelance Academic Summary
The Freelance Academic 87%
Academia pays you in prestige. Convert your expertise into a freelance career you control.
by Katie Rose Guest Pryal 2019
4.21
34 ratings
🚪 Leaving Academia💼 Freelance Career🎭 Imposter Syndrome
How to be a High School Superstar
by Cal Newport • 2010
One real obsession beats a dozen resume fillers: doing less gets you in.
4.14
1k+
🎓 College Admissions🏫 High School Students🧹 Anti-Resume Building
How to be a High School Superstar Summary
How to be a High School Superstar 87%
One real obsession beats a dozen resume fillers: doing less gets you in.
by Cal Newport 2010
4.14
1k+ ratings
🎓 College Admissions🏫 High School Students🧹 Anti-Resume Building
College Unbound
by Jeffrey J. Selingo • 2013
Only half of college students graduate, debt tops a trillion, and the model is being unmade.
3.79
2k+
🏛️ Higher Education Reform💸 Student Debt Crisis📋 Competency-Based Education
College Unbound Summary
College Unbound 87%
Only half of college students graduate, debt tops a trillion, and the model is being unmade.
by Jeffrey J. Selingo 2013
3.79
2k+ ratings
🏛️ Higher Education Reform💸 Student Debt Crisis📋 Competency-Based Education
Where Research Begins
by Thomas S. Mullaney • 2022
Most research guides skip the hardest part: figuring out what problem is yours to solve.
3.86
157
🧪 Research Methods✍️ Academic Writing🎓 Graduate Students
Where Research Begins Summary
Where Research Begins 87%
Most research guides skip the hardest part: figuring out what problem is yours to solve.
by Thomas S. Mullaney 2022
3.86
157 ratings
🧪 Research Methods✍️ Academic Writing🎓 Graduate Students
Excellent Sheep
by William Deresiewicz • 2014
Elite universities promise merit; they deliver a system that rewards compliance over curiosity.
3.88
7k+
🎓 Higher Education⚖️ Meritocracy Critique💸 Class Privilege
Excellent Sheep Summary
Excellent Sheep 87%
Elite universities promise merit; they deliver a system that rewards compliance over curiosity.
by William Deresiewicz 2014
3.88
7k+ ratings
🎓 Higher Education⚖️ Meritocracy Critique💸 Class Privilege
Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day
by Joan Bolker • 1998
Finish your dissertation in daily scraps of time. The secret is psychology, not heroic all-nighters.
3.84
2k+
🎓 Dissertation Writing🏛️ Graduate School✍️ Academic Writing
Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day Summary
Writing Your Dissertation in Fifteen Minutes a Day 87%
Finish your dissertation in daily scraps of time. The secret is psychology, not heroic all-nighters.
by Joan Bolker 1998
3.84
2k+ ratings
🎓 Dissertation Writing🏛️ Graduate School✍️ Academic Writing
Grading Smarter, Not Harder
by Myron Dueck • 2014
Zeros punish the struggling. The grading strategies that measure learning instead.
3.81
415
🔧 Assessment Design🧭 Grading Reform📊 Standards-Based Grading
Grading Smarter, Not Harder Summary
Grading Smarter, Not Harder 87%
Zeros punish the struggling. The grading strategies that measure learning instead.
by Myron Dueck 2014
3.81
415 ratings
🔧 Assessment Design🧭 Grading Reform📊 Standards-Based Grading
The Closing of the American Mind
by Allan Bloom • 1988
A dogma that all truths are equal has hollowed the American mind, starting on campus.
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6k+
🏛️ Higher Education Critique🌐 American Culture Wars🤷 Moral Relativism
The Closing of the American Mind Summary
The Closing of the American Mind 87%
A dogma that all truths are equal has hollowed the American mind, starting on campus.
by Allan Bloom 1988
3.76
6k+ ratings
🏛️ Higher Education Critique🌐 American Culture Wars🤷 Moral Relativism
The End of College
by Kevin Carey • 2015
The university was built on a flawed compromise. The internet is now building its replacement.
3.77
447
🎓 Higher Ed Crisis💥 Disruptive Innovation🤖 Personalized Learning
The End of College Summary
The End of College 87%
The university was built on a flawed compromise. The internet is now building its replacement.
by Kevin Carey 2015
3.77
447 ratings
🎓 Higher Ed Crisis💥 Disruptive Innovation🤖 Personalized Learning
Anti-Racist Educational Leadership and Policy
by Sarah Diem • 2020
School choice, testing, and colorblind discipline don't fix inequity. They weren't designed to.
4.53
15
🏛️ Education Policy🏫 Educational Leadership✊ Anti-Racist Education
Anti-Racist Educational Leadership and Policy Summary
Anti-Racist Educational Leadership and Policy 87%
School choice, testing, and colorblind discipline don't fix inequity. They weren't designed to.
by Sarah Diem 2020
4.53
15 ratings
🏛️ Education Policy🏫 Educational Leadership✊ Anti-Racist Education
Dream School
by Jeffrey J. Selingo • 2025
The college rankings chase is broken. How to find a school where your student will thrive.
4.23
910
🎓 College Admissions🏛️ Higher Education🔍 College Search
Dream School Summary
Dream School 87%
The college rankings chase is broken. How to find a school where your student will thrive.
by Jeffrey J. Selingo 2025
4.23
910 ratings
🎓 College Admissions🏛️ Higher Education🔍 College Search
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