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Praise for new release on a Tightrope

"Over the final 4 a long time, Arthur Levine has turn into the optimum analyst of continuities and alterations within the American collage pupil inhabitants. during this notable and accomplished quantity, Levine and coauthor Diane R. Dean supply an authoritative and richly textured photo of the much-discussed present generation." —Howard Gardner, Hobbs Professor of Cognition and schooling, Harvard Graduate tuition of Education

"Arthur Levine and Diane R. Dean take the lengthy view of contemporary iteration of faculty scholars. this can be a impressive exam of what has formed our kids, what they're doing with the instruments they've got, and the place they're headed. it's a prognosis of what ails them, a party in their strengths, and a compelling and beneficiant prescription for his or her future—and ours." —Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Alphonse Fletcher collage Professor, Harvard University

"Through this eye-catching portrait of the aspirations, values, and distinct wishes of trendy students, Levine and Dean's sincerely written and interesting e-book should generate a countrywide dialogue of the way better schooling will be restructured that allows you to reply to and get ready the subsequent new release of college-educated adults—not just for powerful functioning within the office, but additionally to reside lives as entire humans who may also help to guide our society to a more healthy place." —Alexander W. Astin and Helen S. Astin, amazing Professors of upper schooling emeriti, UCLA; authors, Cultivating the Spirit: How better schooling Can improve scholars' internal Lives

"I cannot say sufficient approximately how very important this paintings is. This e-book is correct at the mark for what should be identified and understood approximately modern students via those people who are liable for teaching the longer term leaders and electorate of the world." —Gwen Dungy, government director, emeritus, NASPA, pupil Affairs directors in better Education

"Generation on a Tightrope: A Portrait of state-of-the-art university scholar is a must-read for school presidents, directors, and professors in addition to mom and dad, employers, and govt leaders—who all have a stake in pupil luck. knowing who modern day students are is key as we collaboratively boost and convey the schooling that might arrange this new release to construct our future." —Nancy L. Zimpher, chancellor, country college of latest York