Stetson University College of Law professor Peter Lake says most colleges and universities have a one-size-fits-all approach to a range of student discipline issues including sexual assault, violence, binge drinking, suicide, drug use and cheating. His latest book, Beyond Discipline -- Managing the Modern Higher Education Environment, suggests an alternative.

Beyond Discipline argues for an education-based, student-centered process, which is not overly legalistic. The book addresses several discipline-related topics including sexual assault and rape on college campuses. Lake argues that it is imperative to identify and remove sexual predators from campuses quickly.  

"It is time to completely rethink our approaches to creating safe and responsible campuses," said Lake, who is the director of the Center for Higher Education Law and Policy at Stetson Law. "What we are doing now does not work. There are too many lawyers and legalistic discipline systems; and not enough of what colleges do best -- education. Sometimes we are so obsessed with being 'fair' with wrongdoers that we unintentionally cheat our good students."

"Lake challenges those of us in higher education to 'recognize an appropriate role for law and legalisms,' developing a unique system that ensures the student's education, development, and personal growth remain central," said Gwendolyn Jordan Dungy, executive director of NASPA-Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education.

Professor Lake often writes for and is quoted in the Chronicle of Higher Education and was recently interviewed by National Public Radio on the campus rape issue.

To order Beyond Discipline, please visit http://www.hierophantenterprises.com/page1.php. To learn more about higher education law and policy at Stetson, please visit http://www.law.stetson.edu/highered/.

Stetson University College of Law is Florida's first law school. It has educated lawyers for more than a century. The law school is located in the Gulfport/St. Petersburg area with a law center in downtown Tampa.

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Stetson University College of Law professor Peter Lake says most colleges and universities have a one-size-fits-all approach to a range of student discipline issues including sexual assault, violence, binge drinking, suicide, drug use and cheating. His latest book, Beyond Discipline -- Managing the Modern Higher Education Environment, suggests an alternative.

Beyond Discipline argues for an education-based, student-centered process, which is not overly legalistic. The book addresses several discipline-related topics including sexual assault and rape on college campuses. Lake argues that it is imperative to identify and remove sexual predators from campuses quickly.  

"It is time to completely rethink our approaches to creating safe and responsible campuses," said Lake, who is the director of the Center for Higher Education Law and Policy at Stetson Law. "What we are doing now does not work. There are too many lawyers and legalistic discipline systems; and not enough of what colleges do best -- education. Sometimes we are so obsessed with being 'fair' with wrongdoers that we unintentionally cheat our good students."

"Lake challenges those of us in higher education to 'recognize an appropriate role for law and legalisms,' developing a unique system that ensures the student's education, development, and personal growth remain central," said Gwendolyn Jordan Dungy, executive director of NASPA-Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education.

Professor Lake often writes for and is quoted in the Chronicle of Higher Education and was recently interviewed by National Public Radio on the campus rape issue.

To order Beyond Discipline, please visit http://www.hierophantenterprises.com/page1.php. To learn more about higher education law and policy at Stetson, please visit http://www.law.stetson.edu/highered/.

Stetson University College of Law is Florida's first law school. It has educated lawyers for more than a century. The law school is located in the Gulfport/St. Petersburg area with a law center in downtown Tampa.

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FastPencil (http://www.fastpencil.com) today launched its new Concierge Thought Leadership Book Program, allowing busy executives and organizations to quickly publish a thought leadership book and solidify their credibility with customers, prospects, constituents, and partners. The Concierge Thought Leadership Book Program integrates a full-service book authoring team and best practices with FastPencil's next generation publishing platform.

Whether the author is just getting started or has existing content, FastPencil's Concierge Thought Leadership Book Program simplifies the book authoring process by providing influencers with an expert team of ghostwriters, designers, and editors. By following FastPencil's book authoring best practices, the team quickly moves from content creation, cover design, final editing, formatting, and distribution.  A project manager facilitates the entire writing and publishing process to reach book completion in 90 days.

"Executives are undeniably busy and many admit that they would never finish a book unless they had someone to drive the process. FastPencil's concierge program provides busy executives the structure and resources to complete their book quickly, so they can focus on growing their business," said Steve Wilson, FastPencil Co-Founder and CEO. "Our Concierge Thought Leadership Book Program simplifies an often time-consuming, costly and arduous book authoring process and is the best opportunity a thought leader will have to publish their book in 2010."

FastPencil's Concierge Thought Leadership Program Features:

• Expert book authoring team to produce high quality book in 90 days
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• Rally early fan base with collaborative platform
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"There is a reason that one of pop culture's most quotable lines is 'he wrote the book on it,'" said Ron Edmonds, author of How to Grow Your Green Business, a Guide for Green Industry Business Owners. "Becoming a published author creates unquestionable credibility and FastPencil offers amazing customer service throughout the industry's most innovative publishing and distribution services."

This program is for CEOs and other key executives, influencers and others who desire to build their brand in well-defined communities of prospects, peers and organizations. By combining the power of self-publishing with community social networking, thought leaders can promote their views and reach a wide audience, without having to actually type every keystroke themselves. Authors can then publish their finished work to hardcover, paperback or eBook and the write-once, publish anywhere approach ensures an author's book can be read anywhere today and in the future.

FastPencil Features:

• Select from a variety of book templates including the personal memoir, the great American novel and children's books
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The FastPencil Concierge Thought Leadership Book Program is available at http://www.fastpencil.com/leaders.

About FastPencil

FastPencil is leveraging the disruptive trends of self-publishing, social media, print-on-demand and eBook distribution to deliver a new unified online service that streamlines the book publishing process offering more control and higher margins for authors. The FastPencil writing and publishing service enables authors to create books online, collaborate, publish and distribute from one engaging, simple, cost-effective solution. For more information please visit FastPencil.com.

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NFB-NEWSLINE®, a free service that provides independent access by print-disabled people to hundreds of local and national publications and TV listings, is pleased to announce that NFB-NEWSLINE® In Your Pocket is now compatible with two more digital talking book players, the BookSense and Book Port Plus.  Digital talking-book players such as BookSense and Book Port Plus allow print-disabled individuals to download and store books and music on a small handheld device, affording easy and portable access to a wide array of media.  

NFB-NEWSLINE® In Your Pocket is a dynamic software application for personal computers which, through an Internet connection, automatically downloads the publications of a subscriber's choice to his or her digital talking-book player.  Through this revolutionary access method, subscribers can now use their Book Port Plus or BookSense players to gain easy and immediate access to their favorite publications and enjoy the reading experience that is offered with a DAISY-reading device.

Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind, said: "With NFB-NEWSLINE®, the print-disabled can benefit from the vital news contained in newspapers and magazines.  With the new device compatibility created for NFB-NEWSLINE® In Your Pocket, blind people have even more flexibility in where and how they access the news they need to succeed in all aspects of their lives."

NFB-NEWSLINE® allows those who cannot read conventional newsprint due to a visual or physical disability to access newspapers and magazines by download to a digital talking book player, over the telephone, or on the Web.  

To learn more about NFB-NEWSLINE®, please visit www.nfbnewsline.org; those interested in subscribing to the service may fill out the online application form, write to nfbnewsline@nfb.org, or call (866) 504-7300.  In order to be eligible for NFB-NEWSLINE® an individual must be a US resident who is legally blind or has a physical or learning disability that prevents the independent reading of newspapers.  

For further information about NFB-NEWSLINE® In Your Pocket, visit www.nfbnewslineonline.org and select "NFB-NEWSLINE® In Your Pocket" from the NFB-NEWSLINE® Online Main Menu.

About the National Federation of the Blind

With more than 50,000 members, the National Federation of the Blind is the largest and most influential membership organization of blind people in the United States.  The NFB improves blind people's lives through advocacy, education, research, technology, and programs encouraging independence and self-confidence.  It is the leading force in the blindness field today and the voice of the nation's blind.  In January 2004 the NFB opened the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute, the first research and training center in the United States for the blind led by the blind.

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While many people try to live honest, Christian lives, sometimes the concepts of demons and the devil are used as excuses for bad behavior when they are essentially symbolic entities. In his revelatory new book, The Origin & Demise of Satan: Or The Beginning & End of Satan, Devil, Serpent, Dragon or Evil (published by AuthorHouse), Jacob Poelman implores readers to take responsibility for anger, greed, lust and hate, rather than employing the tired excuse of "the devil made me do it."

"The ancient beliefs of Satan, Devil, Serpent and Dragon are names for evil, not for an evil spirit being," Poelman writes. "Why would God create evil spirit beings when people conceive evil? Evil was given names of Satan, Devil, Serpent, Dragon to satisfy the imaginations of people under primitive conditions. They lived with suspicion, fear, death, fed by ignorance, darkness and harsh conditions."

Hoping to clarify the Bible's true message and provide a personal testament to the power of faith in his own life, Poelman's arguments combine real-life examples with research and interpretation. He intentionally emphasizes the Bible as being a metaphor rather than something to be taken literally, writing:

    
    
        From the Garden of Eden to the end of Jesus the Christ kingdom, the
        righteousness and justice of God has not been recognized by the 
        majority of mankind. Symbolic words of the prophets have caused people
        to assume evil is of evil spirit beings, thus people have avoided 
        responsibility for doing evil. The picture words used by various 
        cultures before the Bible was assembled were not always interpreted as
        meant. The world is now in the beginning centuries of the kingdom in 
        which knowledge and liberty is allowing evil from the hearts of men to
        be judged.

Thorough and thought-provoking, The Origin & Demise of Satan: Or The Beginning & End of Satan, Devil, Serpent, Dragon or Evil will appeal to any student of theology and readers looking for a broader understanding of the biblical roots of evil. Find out more in this illuminating new book.

AuthorHouse is the premier book publisher for emerging, self-published authors. For more information, please visit http://www.authorhouse.com.

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