“…In 1898, the English Theosophist Annie Besant and the Indian Theosophist Bhagavan Das together founded the Central Hindu College, Benares, which became the nucleus around which the Benares Hindu University was instituted in 1915. …”

“…Whether you’re studying economics in high school or college, or you’re just interested in taking a peek into the complexities of how money moves, Economics For Dummies is the go-to reference that transforms complex economic concepts into easy-to-understand reading. …”

“…Teaching, she explains, can happen anywhere, any time -- not just in college classrooms but in churches, in bookstores, in homes where people get together to share ideas that affect their daily lives. …”
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“…"Colleges were already under pressure to meet students' mental-health needs and the Covid-19 pandemic has made the situation more dire. …”

“…Narrador fabuloso, original que osa trasladar sus obsesiones, sus pasiones y sus sombras a un escenario protagonizado por él mismo, con toda la irreverencia que le permite confesarse ante ese ser invisible y sin rostro que es el lector, sobre todo durante ese momento culminante del libro, cuando rememora para Denise que lo escucha imantada por el relato, algunos instantes traumáticos de su infancia, especialmente su paso por Saint Mary’s College en Inglaterra donde siempre se sintió un extranjero, o su insólita experiencia por los límites de la locura en un hospital de París -- Editor…”

“…From the frontlines of college, where dating is dead, to the trenches of corporate solitude, Whitehead reports on a wholesale shift that has stacked the marriage deck against the best and brightest women. …”

“…The author, a professor of Shakespeare studies at a liberal arts college and a parent of school-age children, argues that high-stakes testing and a culture of assessment have altered how and what students are taught, as courses across the arts, humanities, and sciences increasingly are set aside to make room for joyless, mechanical reading and math instruction. …”

“…Schools are changing in response to this reality, and in Transforming Schools Through Project-Based Deeper Learning, Common Core Standards, and Performance Assessment, Bob Lenz, Justin Wells, and Sally Kingston draw on the example of the Envision Education schools, as well as other leading schools around the country, to show how the concept of deeper learning can meet the need for students who are both college and career ready and engaged in their own education.In this book, the authors explain how project-based learning can blend with Common Core-aligned performance assessment for deeper learning. …”