# The Real World of College

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- Book: [The Real World of College](https://www.bookquiver.com/wendy-fischman/the-real-world-of-college) ([The Real World of College.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/wendy-fischman/the-real-world-of-college.md))
- Authors: [Wendy Fischman](https://www.bookquiver.com/wendy-fischman), [Howard Gardner](https://www.bookquiver.com/howard-gardner)
- Publisher: The MIT Press
- ISBN: 978-02-6254-726-0
- Pages: 408
- Published: 2023-08-01
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Why higher education in the United States has lost its way, and how universities and colleges can focus sharply on their core mission. For The Real World of College, Wendy Fischman and Howard Gardner...