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Letters to Students
What It Means to Be a College Graduate
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About this book
Through a series of letters to college students, two former university presidents speak to the rich and varied purposes of college and how it prepares one to live a full and successful life.Letters to Students discusses the meaning of higher education for the individual and society, offering advice on navigating the college experience, on life and work, careers, the meaning of success, the role of creativity, leadership, citizenship, compassion, and leaving a legacy.
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Education CounselingTable of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Dedication
- Contents
- Chapter Summaries
- Foreword
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Introduction to Students and Graduates
- Chapter 1: Living a Life of Success
- Chapter 2: Getting the Most out of College
- Chapter 3: Finding and Using Your Voice
- Chapter 4: Don’t Listen
- Chapter 5: What Are the Liberal Arts, Anyway?
- Chapter 6: Syllabus for Your Life
- Chapter 7: How Do We Know What We Think We Know?
- Chapter 8: Let Your Life Speak
- Chapter 9: How Should I Serve Others?
- Chapter 10: Who Do You Want to Be?
- Chapter 11: Trust Yourself
- Chapter 12: Choices and Decisions
- Chapter 13: Why Diversity Matters
- Chapter 14: What You Say Matters
- Chapter 15: Being an Effective Leader
- Chapter 16: Developing Leadership Skills
- Chapter 17: Finding and Feeding Your Creativity
- Chapter 18: Finding the Job of the Future
- Chapter 19: Prepared for Work, Not Just a Job
- Chapter 20: What Is Your Real Job?
- Chapter 21: Voting Is an Act of Choice and an Exercise of Voice
- Chapter 22: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally
- Chapter 23: Acting as a Guest on the Planet
- Chapter 24: Being a Pilgrim in Life, Not a Tourist
- Chapter 25: Change Is the Only Constant
- Chapter 26: Mentors Matter
- Chapter 27: Being a Connoisseur of Knowledge
- Chapter 28: Being Good, Not Great
- Chapter 29: The Gift of a College Degree
- Chapter 30: Navigating the Passage through College
- About the Authors
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