{"title":"Books by Bryan Alexander","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780198308263","title":"Oxford Reading Tree inFact: Level 11: Our Siberian Journey","description":"In Our Siberian Journey, join an Arctic photographer on his long trek across the ice and snow with a herd of reindeer. Find out what he eats, wears and how he travels.\nOxford Reading Tree inFact is a non-fiction series that aims to engage children in reading for pleasure as powerfully as fiction does. The variety of topics means there are books to interest every child in this compelling series. \nThe series is written by top children's authors and subject experts. 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He argues that the United States has passed its high-water mark for postsecondary education and now faces a critical turning point. How will higher ed institutions respond to this wave of change and crisis?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining data-driven research with scenario modeling, Alexander outlines a powerful framework for understanding what led to this moment: declining birthrates, surging student debt, rising tuition, shifting political winds, and growing skepticism about the value of a college degree. He maps out how these forces, if left unchecked, could continue to reshape academia by shrinking its footprint, narrowing its mission, and jeopardizing its role in addressing the planet's most pressing challenges, from climate change to artificial intelligence. Alexander explores how institutions might adapt or recover, presenting two possible futures: a path of managed descent and a more hopeful course of reinvention.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeak Higher Ed \u003c\/i\u003eexamines the fraying of the \"college for all\" consensus, the long shadow of pandemic-era disruptions, and the political polarization that has placed universities in the crosshairs. Written for educators, policymakers, students, and anyone invested in the future of higher learning, this book offers a deeply informed, unflinching look at the road ahead and the choices that will determine whether colleges and universities retreat from their peak or rise to a new one.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56368850239861,"sku":"9781421454702","price":30.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781421454702_11bf06cb-3921-47a8-8012-c9d844978453.jpg?v=1786019472"},{"product_id":"universities-on-fire","title":"Universities on Fire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eScientists agree that we are on the precipice of a global climate crisis. How will it transform colleges and universities?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the Frederic W. Ness Book Award by the Association of American Colleges and Universities\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2019, intense fires in the San Francisco Bay Area closed universities and drove afflicted people to shelter at other campuses. At the same time, extraordinary fires ravaged eastern Australia. Several universities responded by promising material and research support to damaged businesses while also hosting refugees and emergency response teams in student residence halls. This was an echo of the devastation wreaked by Hurricane Katrina on Tulane University in 2005.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn\u003ci\u003e Universities on Fire\u003c\/i\u003e, futurist Bryan Alexander explores higher education during an age of unfolding climate crisis. Powered by real-world examples and the latest research, Alexander assesses practical responses and strategies by surveying contemporary programs and academic climate research from around the world. He establishes a model of how academic institutions may respond and offers practical pathways forward for higher education. How will the two main purposes of education—teaching and research—change as the world heats up? Alexander positions colleges and universities in the broader social world, from town-gown relationships to connections between how campuses and civilization as a whole respond to this epochal threat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCurrent studies of climate change trace the likely implications across a range of domains, from agriculture to policy, urban design, technology, culture, and human psychology. However, few books have predicted or studied the effects of the climate crisis on colleges and universities. By connecting climate research to a deep, futures-informed analysis of academia, \u003ci\u003eUniversities on Fire \u003c\/i\u003eexplores how climate change will fundamentally reshape higher education.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57536549323125,"sku":"9781421446486","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781421446486.jpg?v=1788186597"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-bryan-alexander.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}