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Wild about Harry : everything you have ever wanted to know about the Truman Scholarship / edited by Suzanne McCray and Tara Yglesias ; foreword by secretary Madeleine K. Albright.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Truman scholarships.
- Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Fayetteville, Arkansas : The University of Arkansas Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- "Wild about Harry delivers on its promise to make the Truman Scholarship application process transparent to applicants and their advisors. Truman Scholars are widely known as energetic leaders from a variety of disciplines who have in common the desire to make a difference, to bring about sustainable positive change, and to serve the greater public good"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Truman scholars : a living memorial / Terry Babcock-Lumish
- Broadening horizons and building community : the Truman Foundation's Summer Institute / Andy Rich
- The Truman Scholarship community : unconventional scholarship serving the public good / Tara Yglesias
- Public service, power, and the challenges facing future public servants / Andy Rich
- Suspenders and a belt : over preparation and the overachiever / Tara Yglesias
- Non ducor, duco : leadership and the Truman Scholarship application / Tara Yglesias
- I love it when a grad plan comes together : graduate school advising and the Truman application / Tara Yglesias
- When the abyss stares back : the Eldritch horror of the "additional information" prompt / Tara Yglesias
- Enough about me, what do you think about me? : surviving the Truman interview / Tara Yglesias
- An advisor's perspective on reading applications for Truman / Paula Warrick
- You sank my fellowship : the "near miss" Truman application / Tara Yglesias
- The Truman Scholarship : having a winner every time / Louis Blair
- Giving shape to a future career path through the Truman process / Jane Morris and Elizabeth Vardaman
- Appendix A. The Truman Scholarship application
- Appendix B. The Truman Scholarship review rubric.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781682261712
- 1682261719
- OCLC:
- 1253438276
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