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After the Diagnosis

Transcending Chronic Illness

By: Julian Seifter

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After the Diagnosis

Transcending Chronic Illness

By: Julian Seifter

A heartfelt lesson on the art of living well through serious illness. Dr. Julian Seifter understands the difficulty of managing a chronic condition in our health-obsessed world. When he found out he was suffering from diabetes, he was an ambitious medical resident who thought he could run away from his diagnosis. Good health was part of his self-image, and acknowledging that he needed treatment seemed like a kind of failure. In his practice, however, as he helped his patients come to terms with serious conditions, he began to understand that there were different, better ways to approach a life-altering diagnosis. In this frank account of his experiences both as a doctor and as a patient, he shares the many lessons he has learned.--From publisher description.

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Simon and Schuster

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1439123055

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9781439123058

Winnebagos on Wednesdays

How Visionary Leadership Can Transform Higher Education

By: Scott Cowen,Betsy Seifter

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How Visionary Leadership Can Transform Higher Education

By: Scott Cowen,Betsy Seifter

Why a strong mission and inspired leadership are vital to the success of America’s colleges and universities In 1998, soon after assuming the presidency of Tulane University, Scott Cowen was confronted with a setback. Despite an undefeated football season and putting the best financial deal on the table, Cowen was unable to retain the school's football coach. The coach wanted something the president didn't have--a football program so popular, as the coach put it, that fans would line up their Winnebagos on Wednesdays in anticipation of Saturday games. In that moment, Cowen improbably found himself in the entertainment business—and his university was deemed wanting. At a time when schools seem overrun by sports programs, spiraling costs, and absurd ranking systems, Winnebagos on Wednesdays argues that colleges and universities of all stripes and sizes can achieve their educational aims if they possess two things: visionary leadership and a strong mission. Cowen, named one of the nation's top university presidents by Time magazine in 2009, gives a behind-the-scenes look at the critical demands faced by many education leaders. He profiles a range of situations, from how Diana Natalicio of the University of Texas at El Paso expanded a school serving a specific demographic into an academic powerhouse to how Michael Sorrell shifted Paul Quinn College's mission to urban entrepreneurship in order to save the institution. Cowen also draws from his own hard-won experiences, including the rebuilding of Tulane and New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and the decision to maintain Tulane's football program. He shows how crucial choices in tough situations shape organizations, for better or ill. A sweeping overview of the higher education landscape, Winnebagos on Wednesdays demonstrates that the courage of transformative leadership is essential for colleges and universities to remain vital.

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Princeton University Press

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069117461X

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9780691174617

The Inevitable City

The Resurgence of New Orleans and the Future of Urban America

By: Scott Cowen,Betsy Seifter

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The Inevitable City

The Resurgence of New Orleans and the Future of Urban America

By: Scott Cowen,Betsy Seifter

After seven years of service as the president of Tulane University, Scott Cowen watched the devastation of his beloved New Orleans at the hands of Hurricane Katrina. When federal, state, and city officials couldn't find their way to decisive action, Cowen, known for his gutsy leadership, quickly partnered with a coalition of civic, business, and nonprofit leaders looking to work around the old institutions to revitalize and transform New Orleans. This team led the charge to restore equilibrium and eventually to rebuild. For the past nine years, Cowen has continued this work, helping to bring the city of New Orleans back from the brink. The Inevitable City presents 10 principles that changed the game for this city, and, if adopted, can alter the curve for any business, endeavor, community—and perhaps even a nation.This is the story of the resurgence and reinvention of one of America's greatest cities. Ordinary citizens, empowered to actively rescue their own city after politicians and government officials failed them, have succeeded in rebuilding their world. Cowen was at the leading edge of those who articulated, shaped, and implemented a vision of transformative change that has yielded surprising social progress and economic growth: a drowned city identified with the shocking images of devastation and breakdown has transformed itself into a mecca of growth, opportunity, and hope.

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St. Martin's Press

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1137464240

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9781137464248

The Inevitable City

The Resurgence of New Orleans and the Future of Urban America

By: Scott Cowen,Betsy Seifter

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The Resurgence of New Orleans and the Future of Urban America

By: Scott Cowen,Betsy Seifter

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Winnebagos on Wednesdays

How Visionary Leadership Can Transform Higher Education

By: Scott Cowen,Betsy Seifter

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How Visionary Leadership Can Transform Higher Education

By: Scott Cowen,Betsy Seifter

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After the Diagnosis

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Winnebagos on Wednesdays

The Inevitable City

The Inevitable City

The Inevitable City

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