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Jay-Z now a Course Taught at Georgetown: “Sociology of Hip-Hop: Jay-Z”
This fall, Georgetown University has announced that noted educator, Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, will be teaching a course revolving around hip hop mogul Jay Z and his book Decoded. For the millions who kn… more →
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks: The Top Common Reading Book of 2011 and 2012
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wrote 2 months ago: Winner of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medici … more →
Outcasts United Joins Another College's Fall Curriculum
wrote 3 years ago: Outcasts United: A Refugee Team, An American Town is the story of a refugee soccer team, a remarkab … more →
Jay-Z now a Course Taught at Georgetown: "Sociology of Hip-Hop: Jay-Z"
wrote 1 year ago: This fall, Georgetown University has announced that noted educator, Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, will be … more →
Raritan Valley Community College's English Dept. Assigns The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates
wrote 1 year ago: Two boys named Wes Moore were born in the same neighborhood of the same American city only a year ap … more →
A Nuanced Narrative: SOMALIS IN MAINE
wrote 1 year ago: SOMALIS IN MAINE Below is a note from, Kimberly A. Huisman, one of the co-editors of the new book So … more →
Author Rebecca Skloot Shares Inspiration Behind The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
wrote 2 years ago: The phenomenal story behind a woman named Henrietta Lacks, or better known as HeLa by scientists wor … more →
Recommended for Course Adoption: Power in Words: The Stories behind Barack Obama's Speeches, from the State House to the White House, by Two Political Insiders
wrote 2 years ago: Professors: Be one of the first to assign Power in Words for your course. Email rhacademic@randomhou … more →
This Just In: Oakland Community College Adopts Tracy Kidder's Strength in What Remains for Its Fall Course
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wrote 2 years ago: By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author, this book, now in paperback, recounts the story of Deo, a youn … more →
Free Copy Offer to Educators: Be the First to Adopt The Enough Moment: Fighting to End Africa's Worst Human Rights Crimes by John Prendergast with Don Cheadle
wrote 2 years ago: In their New York Times bestseller, Not On Our Watch, human rights activist John Prendergast and Osc … more →
Save Darfur! Saviors and Survivors: Darfur, Politics, and the War on Terror
wrote 2 years ago: From the author of the highly praised Good Muslim, Bad Muslim, here is the first analysis of the cri … more →
Students at Boston College and Western Oregon University are Reading The Translator by Zaghawa tribesman, Daoud Hari
wrote 3 years ago: In 2003, Daoud Hari, a Zaghawa tribesman in northern Darfur, fled his village, which was under attac … more →
Another College Joins the List of Adoptions for Tracy Kidder's Acclaimed Mountains Beyond Mountains
wrote 3 years ago: Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World, a perenni … more →
Take Students to Great Heights! Make the Impossible Possible Selected as Common Reader at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Voorhees College, and Winthrop University
wrote 3 years ago: Bill Strickland’s Make the Impossible Possible: One Man’s Crusade to Inspire Others to Dream Bigger … more →
Zami A New Spelling of My Name: A Biomythography Now on the Syllabus at the University of California Santa Barbara
wrote 3 years ago: Zami: A New Spelling of My Name is a 1982 autobiography by African American poet Audre Lorde. It sta … more →
Three Modern Library Books Get Taught at The College of Saint Rose
wrote 3 years ago: Three books from Random House’s Modern Library acclaimed collection has been selected for Engl … more →
Important Discussions are Taking Place in Pittsburgh - Root Shock Adopted at the University of Pittsburgh
wrote 3 years ago: By Mindy Fullilove, who is a M.D. and professor of public health at Columbia University, Root Shock: … more →
