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Hacking college : why the major doesn't matter--and what really does / Ned Scott Laff and Scott Carlson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Laff, Ned Scott, author.
- Carlson, Scott, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Education, Higher--Aims and objectives--United States.
- Education, Higher.
- Universities and colleges--United States--Administration.
- Universities and colleges.
- Academic achievement--United States.
- Academic achievement.
- College majors--United States.
- College majors.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (238 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- "This book offers college advisors, faculty, and staff in student and academic affairs a groundbreaking guide to rethinking higher education so that students can succeed in an increasingly complex world. Drawing from extensive research and real student experiences, this essential book exposes the hidden challenges and bureaucratic traps that undermine student success, from convoluted transfer processes to single-minded emphasis on majors"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- The blank spaces
- The curricular maze
- The wicked problem
- The hidden job market
- The liberal arts and field of study
- The need for hacking
- Visible students and agile institutions.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781421450766
- 1421450763
- OCLC:
- 1492745914
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