Embrace Your Freedom: Winning Strategies to Succeed in College and in Life - Paperback

by Philip A. Glotzbach (Author)

Embrace Your Freedom delivers straight talk about how students can achieve a life-changing college experience, and how parents can help them make the most of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Philip A. Glotzbach cuts through the contemporary fog of misinformation about going to college. He speaks directly to new students about what a college education is for... and how not to mess it up. This information is enormously useful for parents, as well--helping them understand what their child will encounter and how best to support them on this transformative journey.

Drawing on decades of experience in higher education, Glotzbach invites students to approach their college years with soaring expectations and effectively pursue their aspirations, from the very first day! Written in a conversational tone and illustrated with authentic student stories, Embrace Your Freedom offers practical, down-to-earth guidance about the decisions and actions that enable students to complete their college career with satisfaction and pride. It also addresses the vital issues of student mental health, novel drug threats, generative AI, cyberbullying, gun-related campus violence, contested speech, and many others.

This book highlights the skills students need to thrive in the 21st century work-world. It also challenges them to understand and embrace their new level of freedom, take charge of their well-being, to balance work and play, take good risks, learn from failure, and prepare to claim their place as informed and responsible citizens in our democratic republic. Although these goals can feel overwhelming for any student, achieving them establishes core values that define a purposeful and powerful undergraduate experience--one that leads to the accomplishments that ultimately make a college degree worth the time, effort, and expense it involves.

Author Biography

Dr. Philip A. Glotzbach served as president of Skidmore College for seventeen years. During that time, he led initiatives to enhance its academic offerings, student body diversity, finances and financial aid, infrastructure and physical landscape, and national reputation. Prior to arriving at Skidmore, Glotzbach served as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences and then vice president for Academic Affairs at the University of Redlands. He began his career in the Department of Philosophy at Denison University, where he taught for fifteen years. Across his academic career, he has written, spoken, and consulted on a broad range of topics. He is well-known as a commentator and outspoken champion of American higher education.

Glotzbach earned his BA in philosophy at the University of Notre Dame (summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa), and his MA, M.Phil., and Ph.D. in philosophy at Yale University. He has received honorary degrees from Centre College, Denison University, and Skidmore College.