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This incisive and luminescent story, scrupulously grounded in sixteenth-century sources, illuminates the power that "naming" has to create a world - in this case a world still haunted by being the accidental Indies. It is a book about how we perceive and represent the world around us, about the creative and destructive power of language. Through its elaboration of the rich and lively ironies of the Columbus story, The Accidental Indies looks at the nature of storytelling itself.
Since the publication of the first edition of Student Conduct Practice in 2008 the landscape of student conduct has matured and shifted dramatically. As the composition of the overall population and of the student body on campuses across the nation has changed, institutions of higher learning have a greater awareness of the importance of preparing students to function competently in a diverse society. They are seeing student behaviors, such as challenging mores, rules and policies, that reflect the growing polarization and complexity we see in our larger society, and such trends as a marked increase in student mental health challenges as well as changing social dynamics, all of which require...
This volume addresses campus administrators' growing need to learn more about campus crime and become more skilled in preventing it. Contributing authors provide useful advice on a wide range of issues, including crime prevention programs, campus police training, rape prevention, fraud in federal grant programs, and the problems associated with admitting students with criminal backgrounds. Also covered are civil liability issues and recent federal legislation addressing campus crime issues. This is the 95th issue of the quarterly journal New Directions for Higher Education. For more information on the series, please see the Journals and Periodicals page.
A narrative topical summary of decisions of the higher courts in all states of the United States of America in cases involving school law, as reported during the preceding calendar year.
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