Study Guide USA:
A 180-page, illustrated guidebook providing comprehensive, unbiased information and practical advice to German students and scholars who plan to study in the United States. Topics include the US system of higher education, undergraduate and graduate admissions, campus life, financial aid, pre-departure information, and a bilingual glossary of terms. Published by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and W. Bertelsmann in March 2008. Available at bookstores and online retailers for € 16.00 (ISBN-10: 3763936025)
Study Guide Canada:
A 180-page, illustrated guidebook providing comprehensive, unbiased information and practical advice to German students and scholars who plan to study in Canada. Topics include the Canadian system of higher education, undergraduate and graduate admissions, campus life, financial aid, pre-departure information, and a bilingual glossary of terms. Published by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and W. Bertelsmann in March 2008. Available at bookstores and online retailers for € 16.00 (ISBN-10: 3763936033)
Language Courses at Colleges and Universities in North America (2008)
A comprehensive directory of programs in the US and Canada, published by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). Available free of charge either as an 88-page hardcopy brochure or as an online database.
Language Courses at Colleges and Universities in Latin America (2008)
A comprehensive directory of programs in Central and South America, published by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). Available free of charge either as an 88-page hardcopy brochure or as an online database.
Regularly updated since 2005:
:: TransatlanTicker :: (www.TransatlanTicker.de)
Blog featuring regularly updated news, tips, and commentary on studying and working in the United States and Canada (in German)
Other publications:
"Amerikanische Verhältnisse" („American Ways“) Monthly guest column for Academics.de, Germany’s largest academic career portal sponsored by the German weekly DIE ZEIT and „Forschung und Lehre“, an academic journal on teaching and research.
School Choice and Equal Educational Opportunity: The Debate on Public School Vouchers for Low Income African American Families.
An in-depth analysis of the arguments put forth by African American grassroots organizers advocating for public school vouchers as a remedy for the dismal situation many black kids face in America’s failing inner-city schools. The study includes an overview of the “savage inequalities” (Kozol) in the US public school system, a background chapter on the school voucher movement and its primary proponents as well as a survey of empirical findings from existing voucher programs. GRIN Publishers, 2005
Selected published translations:
Darwin: Reise zur Erkenntnis (English > German)
Special exhibition on Charles Darwin's voyage on the HMS Beagle
Texts on display at the Berlin Natural History Museum
SCHOLA-21: Learning Together in Projects (German > English)
The German Children and Youth Foundation’s award-winning virtual learning environment www.schola-21.de / www.schola-21.org
Bauhaus Dessau: A Modernist Workshop (German > English) The Steel House and the Törten Estate (German > English)
Texts on display at the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation’s architecture exhibits
