UCLA Ed & IS Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Inventing the Alphabet: The Origins of Letters from Antiquity to the Present
Johanna DruckerInventing the Alphabet: The Origins of Letters from Antiquity to the Present An excerpt from the book and Q&A with the author by Johanna Drucker https://t.co/uoRqQYCOTn https://t.co/x1G7tn1mrc
Hardcover, 2022
$40.00Member price:$38.00 + Free shipping5% off
When the Light Goes on: The Life-Changing Wonder of Learning in an Age of Metrics, Screens, and Diminished Human Connection
Mike RoseIt may have been the last book Mike Rose wrote, but his light lives on - a wonderful event last night at @UCLA celebrating the publication of "When the Light Goes On." https://t.co/feZ5VFAU0Z
Hardcover, 2023
$27.95Member price:$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Black
Dean SmithNow: a panel moderated by Amanda Finzi-Smith, Interim Director, Black Bruin Resource Center with Cecilia Rios-Aguilar, Associate Dean of EDI Natacha Cesar-Davis, Assistant Dean of Black Life Tyrone Howard, Pritzker Family Endowed Chair Danny Solórzano, Director, CCRS https://t.co/pJWwcqkCG4
Paperback, 2018
$15.27Member price:$7.64 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Walls Around Opportunity: The Failure of Colorblind Policy for Higher Education
Gary OrfieldThe Walls Around Opportunity: The Failure of Colorblind Policy for Higher Education | An excerpt from the book and Q&A with author Professor Gary Orfield about his perspective on social and economic barriers to higher education. via The Latest: https://t.co/1QbiPekwpO https://t.co/dsP84Dp1bE
Paperback, 2024
$24.95Member price:$22.45 + Free shipping10% off