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volume VIII    issue I    Fall 2008


Off the Shelf
The Rise of the Creative Class
  By Richard Florida
  A smart book about the new economic class in urban
centers. Considers how universities help foster creativity.
  Paperback, 2003, Basic Books, $16.95.
Disrupting Class
  By Clayton M. Christensen
He challenges how we think about education and
how it should be organized.
  Hardcover, 2008, McGraw-Hill, $32.95.
Fixing Failed States
  By Ashraf Ghani & Clare Lockhart
  The authors make a cogent case that failed states are
ignored to our risk and suggest strategies for reform.
  Hardcover, 2008, Oxford University Press,$24.95.
Seeing
  By Jose Saramago
  One of the best novels of the last decade.
An allegory for our times.
  Hardcover & Paperback, 2006, Harcourt,
$25.00 (Hardcover), $14.00 (Paperback).
off the shelf
On the Web
Globalhighered.com
A useful website for tracking transformations in higher
education throughout the world.
Fundforpeace.org
Useful website for information related to failed states
and global sustainable development
on the web

CHEPA Staff

Director
William G. Tierney, Ph.D.

Associate Director
Adrianna Kezar, Ph.D.

Faculty
Lloyd Armstrong, Ph.D., university professor
Darnell Cole, Ph.D., associate professor
Guilbert C. Hentschke, Ph.D., professor
Michael L. Jackson, Ph.D., vice president for student affairs
Alexander Jun, Ph.D., associate professor
Tatiana Melguizo, Ph.D., assistant professor
Melora Sundt, Ph.D., associate dean
Kristan Venegas, Ph.D., assistant professor

Postdoctoral Research Associate
 Zoe Corwin

Director of Outreach & Engagement
Victor Garcia

Outreach Programs Advisor
Diane Yoon

Research Assistants
Laurel Beesemyer, Doug Burleson, Araceli Espinoza, Lisa Garcia, Jarrett Gupton, Ronn Hallett, Jonathan Mathis, Chiara Paz, Cecilia Sam, Hannah Yang

Undergraduate Assistants
Vanessa Corral, Henry Franco, Tagan Hervey, Ashley Hill

Administrative Services Manager
Monica Raad

Administrative Assistant
Diane Flores