Making a Difference College and Graduate Guide : Outstanding Colleges to Help You Make a Better World

by Weinstein, Miriam

• ISBN13: 9780865714120
• ISBN10: 0865714126
• Edition: 7th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-08-01
• Publisher: Consortium Book Sales & Dist

Summary

Finally! Prestigious scholarships and fellowships for doing good! This is the "make a difference" generation and all over America high school and college students are rolling up their sleeves and devoting their time and energy to causes they believe in. And like most students, they could use some extra money when heading to college - so why not take advantage of the many scholarships available for doing community service? Making a Difference Scholarships is a unique guide written especially for caring students. The guide lists distinguished scholarships awarded for social service, "social entrepreneur" funds for young people who start their own non-profits, college-based service scholarships, and fellowships for studies such as labor, peace, and the environment. While most scholarship guides are filled with obscure small scholarships that very few students are eligible for, anyone doing community service anywhere in the U.S. can try for most "making a difference" scholarships. Many of these scholarships are exceptionally large-in the $5,000 to $10,000 range. And winners of these awards substantially increase their chances of being admitted to the college of their choice. Today's students really deserve honors for their acts of community building and environmental stewardship! A wonderful gift for students who care and a great companion guide to Making a Difference College and Graduate Guide. Miriam Weinstein has been active in environmental and social causes since her teens. She has been publishing the Making a Difference College Guide since 1992. Weinstein is a graduate of the New College of California and lives in San Anselmo, California.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	xiii
Miriam Weinstein
Preface	xiv
Walter H. Corson
Global Tomorrow Coalition
EDUCATION FOR A BETTER WORLD
Introduction	1	(4)
Miriam Weinstein
Rethinking the Mission of American Education	5	(3)
Jeremy Rifkin
Bringing Wisdom Back to The New World	8	(6)
Matthew Fox
What Is Education For?	14	(6)
David W. Orr
AmeriCorps: Good for Your Country, Good For Your Career	20	(4)
Campus Community Service: The Experience of a Real Citizen	24	(2)
Elizabeth L. Hollander
Welcome to the Movement	26	(2)
Lloyd Jacobson
Environmental Literacy: A Guide to Constructing an Undergraduate Education	28	(2)
Thomas H. Kelly
Making A Difference in the World	30	(2)
Howard Berry
I'm Changing The World, I'm Happy, And Look Mom, I'm Even Earning A Good Living!	32	(4)
Angela Curtes
Judd Walson
Working for a Better World Where Science and Technology are Used in Socially Responsible Ways	36	(2)
David Andersen
Graduation Pledge of Environmental and Social Responsibility	38	(1)
Neil Wollman
The Talloires Declaration	39	(2)
The College Report Card	41	(9)
Martin Nemko
Making A Difference Careers	50	(367)
MAKING A DIFFERENCE COLLEGES
Making A Difference Colleges	57	(204)
Making A Difference Field Studies, Summer Institutes, Travel Programs, and Activist Trainings	261	(36)
MAKING A DIFFERENCE GRADUATE PROGRAMS
Making A Difference Graduate Programs	297	(78)
Peace Corps Master's Internationalist & Fellows Programs	375	(34)
RESOURCES & INDEXES
Resources	409	(2)
Undergraduate College Index---Alphabetical	411	(1)
State-by-State Undergraduate Index	412	(1)
Graduate Program Index	413	(1)
Peace Corps Master's Internationalist Programs	414	(1)
Returned Peace Corps Fellows Programs Index	415	(2)
About the Author	417