In What Excellent Community Colleges Do, Joshua S. Wyner draws on the insights and evidence gained in administering the inaugural Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. This book identifies four domains of excellence—degree completion, equity, student learning, and labor market success—and describes in rich detail the policies and practices that have allowed some community colleges to succeed in these domains. By starting with a holistic definition of excellence, measuring success against that definition, and then identifying practices and policies that align with high levels of student success, the author seeks to contribute to the growing body of knowledge about improving student success in community colleges.

Includes universities, colleges at the 4-year and 2-year or community and junior college levels, technical institutes, and occupationally-oriented vocational schools in the United States and its outlying areas.

The scientific study of the biochemical and chemical phenomena occurring in the environment is known as environmental chemistry. It also encompasses the study of the sources, transport reactions, effects and future of chemical species present in the soil, air and water. It also delves into the anthropogenic and biological influence on these. Environmental chemistry is an interdisciplinary science that integrates the principles of aquatic, atmospheric, soil and analytical chemistry. The chemical pollutants that contaminate the environment include heavy metals from industry, organometallic compounds, urban runoff and nutrients leaching from agricultural lands. This book is a compilation of chapters that discuss the most vital concepts in the field of environmental chemistry. Such selected concepts that redefine this field have been presented herein. Those in search of information to further their knowledge will be greatly assisted by this book.