Making a Difference Colleges: Distinctive Colleges to Make a Better World - Softcover

Weinstein, Miriam

9780963461896: Making a Difference Colleges: Distinctive Colleges to Make a Better World

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0963461893 ISBN 13: 9780963461896

Publisher: Sageworks Pr, 2006

Recommends colleges and programs for those interested in the environment and social justice, describing the size, location, and specific programs of over fifty institutions.

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About the Author:

Miriam Weinstein is a graduate of a Making A Difference college, mother of four, life long activist and environmentalist, founder of Eco Design and Builders Guild, one of the first green building groups in the USA. Ms. Weinstein grew up in a socially progressive neighborhood in the Bronx. At the age of 13 she picketed against segregated lunch counters, then marched in antinuclear and antiwar demonstrations, and helped send medical personnel to the South during the civil rights movement. After dropping out of college in the 60’s, she returned and graduated in 1992, using her education as a basis for this book."

You know why you chose this college guide, now let me tell you how I came to write it. I didn’t decide to write this book, this book picked me. It picked me because I was committed to healing the Earth and it’s inhabitants. I wasn’t an expert on education or a college counselor. I was a mother of four, armed with an "empowering" education from one of the colleges in this guide, which cares deeply about social justice. Back in 1988, while doing a college search with my eldest child, I scoured the college guides and the view books and wondered if we were living on the same troubled planet! Surely there had to be colleges which offered an education both relevant, inspirational and practical. The good news is the answer is yes, there are wonderful colleges committed to the environment, peace, social change and service. Some of the colleges in this guide which offer a relevant, values-based education are true hidden treasures, others are among the nation’s most prestigious. Do you feel your life has a purpose, do you have a desire to make a difference? Maybe you want to become a lawyer working to prevent logging of ancient forests, or a policy maker deciding how to best protect the water supply and still meet the needs of farmers and wildlife. Maybe you’d like to be a peacemaker, or help inner-city kids make it through college. Maybe you’ll write about indigenous cultures and help protect them and their knowledge. Maybe you don’t have a clue, you just know you want to make a difference. But you realize that the right college education is essential. For you then, choosing a college involves very different questions than the standard "Will I get a big name education?" "How’s the football?" "Will I get a high paying job?" Your questions are also: "Will this college help me discover my calling?" "Will this college provide me with the tools to make a better world?" and "Does this college support my values?" You can use this Making A Difference to find a college where you’re not strange because you want to make a better world, where one-third or even 100% of the students are actively involved in community service. You’ll also discover that most colleges in this guide are committed to and actively engaged in helping solve our world’s complex and pressing needs, both in and out of the classroom. In the end, it doesn’t matter how prestigious or selective a college is, what matters is if it is the right college for you, and gives you what you seek.

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