Bridges: United States Academia for First-Generation and International College Students

Bridges: United States Academia for First-Generation and International College Students introduces students to a wide range of concepts, institutions, histories, and artifacts of United States college and university life. After discussing these items in easy-to-scan, concise, nuance-free prose, this...

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Main Author: Shawn Higgins (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
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Published: Temple University Press 2020
Series:North Broad Press
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