New Publications by Union Institute & University Faculty
CINCINNATI, Dec. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Union Institute & University faculty Dr. Stewart Burns, Dr. Nadine Wheat, Dr. Debra Henson, and Dr. Arlene Sacks have released new publications.
Dr. Stewart Burns just completed the updated second edition of his award-winning book on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., "To the Mountaintop, 2nd Edition: Martin Luther King's Mission and its Meaning for America (HarperCollins)." Jim Wallis, New York Times bestselling author, wrote the following in his review.
"This book is the best treatment of Martin Luther King's faith that I have seen, and an incredibly thorough exploration of the ways faith was fundamentally central to Dr. King's vision, action, and perspective on mission and civil rights. We see the full extent of what it means to form a spiritual commitment to justice, activism, and equality, and are reminded of what we are called to do for others, our society, and ourselves. This edition presents a strikingly nuanced and human vision of the civil rights leader and reverend we are all familiar with."
Dr. Burns chairs Union Institute & University's Ethical & Creative Leadership concentration in the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program, and shares leadership of its Martin Luther King Jr. Studies specialization. He is a highly regarded historian of the civil rights movement, author or editor of eight books, former editor of the King Papers at Stanford University, where he also taught U.S. History before joining Union. He has been a nonviolent activist for most of his life, and for over a quarter century engaged in interracial healing in higher education. Learn more about Dr. Burns and his commitment to connect Dr. King's legacy to current issues at this link.
Dr. Nadine Wheat, who directs Union's Master of Science in Organizational Leadership and Undergraduate Business Programs and Dr. Debra Henson, adjunct professor, co-authored "She Crabs In a Barrel: Women in Business." The book explores the underpinnings of women supporting each other in business for the betterment of all.
Written for all who need guidance in the workplace and want to overcome the "if I can't succeed, neither can you" mentality, Wheat and Henson start with the metaphor of crabs in a bucket being trapped, not realizing that while any one crab could easily escape, its efforts are undermined by others, ensuring the group's collective demise. The book covers the areas of trust, fear, feeling threatened or rejected, jealousy, envy, and asking for help.
Dr. Arlene Sacks, Union's associate vice president for Academic Affairs, has updated her seminal textbook, "Special Education, A Reference Book for Policy and Curriculum Development (Grey House Publishing)," that details the history of special education. In the introduction, Dr. Sacks states, "The intent of this book is to present readers with all the information they need to obtain full understanding of how special education can serve as a model for all education. Special education, frequently viewed solely as an outgrowth of regular education, actually developed from several disciplines. Historical accounts describe special education as a product of superstition, abandonment, and elimination of such persons identified as mentally or physically disabled, whereas religious influences, primarily Christianity, gave rise to a more humane treatment of the disabled."
Union is a nationwide university with academic centers in Florida, Ohio and California. UI&U serves a diverse population of students as an institution accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. The university is proud to have been recognized by the U.S. Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HIS) with more than 25% of undergraduate students being Hispanic adult learners at UI&U.
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Union Institute & University is a non-profit, regionally accredited university specializing in providing quality higher education degrees for adults nationwide. Founded in 1964, Union's academic programs and services are the result of more than five decades of identifying and refining ways to structure and deliver education to meet the needs of adults. Distinguished as the pioneer in adult education, Union perfected the concepts now common in higher education such as the hybrid model, a blend of online and traditional classroom instruction, interdisciplinary studies, and student centered education with socially relevant and applicable learning outcomes in its undergraduate, master's and doctoral degree programs.
The university is guided by its core mission to educate highly motivated adults who seek academic programs to engage, enlighten, and empower them to pursue professional goals and a lifetime of learning, service, and social responsibility.
Union is a national university with academic centers located in: Ohio, Florida, and California.
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