Chair:
Justin McHenry, American Public University System
Board of Syndics, Library of American Public University System
Journals include:
Global Security and Intelligence Studies
The International Journal of Open Educational Resources
Journal of Online Learning Research and Practice
The Saber and Scroll
Space Research and Education
Publications written, edited or introduced by APUS faculty:
Sources in Late Antiquity and Byzantium
by Leslie Kelly Purchase This book introduces the student of Late Antiquity and Byzantium to the types of sources they are most likely to encounter in their research, explaining how these genres work and how best to utilize them as sources for…Read more Sources in Late Antiquity and Byzantium
The Forgotten Army: The American Eighth Army in the Southern Philippines 1945
by Robert M. Young Purchase History has produced many famous armies. It has also produced several that few knew even existed. The American Eighth Army of World War II is one such force. They existed for only about 8 months yet saw…Read more The Forgotten Army: The American Eighth Army in the Southern Philippines 1945
The Garden at Rose Brake: Garden Writings of Danske Dandridge
Collected and Introduced by Justin McHenry Purchase Caroline “Danske” Dandridge (1854-1914) was a prominent West Virginian poet and historian of her generation. In numerous articles published in the leading gardening magazines of the time, Dandridge brought readers to her country estate on…Read more The Garden at Rose Brake: Garden Writings of Danske Dandridge
Beat the Drum Ecclesiastic: Gilbert Sheldon and the Settlement of Anglican Orthodoxy
by Heather D. Thornton Purchase Gilbert Sheldon, Archbishop of Canterbury (1663-77) was at the helm during the time the Church of England sought to remake and redefine itself in the aftermath of not only the Civil Wars, Interregnum, but the Restoration Settlement…Read more Beat the Drum Ecclesiastic: Gilbert Sheldon and the Settlement of Anglican Orthodoxy
Andy Gordon
by Horatio Alger, introduction by Dr. Wallace Boston Purchase The young Horatio Alger heroes often sold newspapers or delivered telegrams, a reminder of how technology has moved on. Alger’s tales created youthful heroes whose persistence and pluck triumphed over enormous odds, often…Read more Andy Gordon
The Hope for Perfect People Leaders: Positive Psychology Education to Lead our Future Health, Happiness and Success
by Dr. Lisa Miller Purchase The Hope for Perfect People Leaders provides a visionary strategic plan to educate and empower our future generations as luminaries of positive psychology. Leaders learn to dedicate themselves to the hope for higher humanism, while also producing…Read more The Hope for Perfect People Leaders: Positive Psychology Education to Lead our Future Health, Happiness and Success
Dan, The Newsboy
by Horatio Alger, introduction by Dr. Wallace Boston Purchase The young Horatio Alger heroes often sold newspapers or delivered telegrams, a reminder of how technology has moved on. Alger’s tales created youthful heroes whose persistence and pluck triumphed over enormous odds, often…Read more Dan, The Newsboy
Jack’s Ward; or, The Boy Guardian
by Horatio Alger Jr., Introduction by Dr. Wallace E. Boston Jr. Purchase The young Horatio Alger heroes often sold newspapers or delivered telegrams, a reminder of how technology has moved on. Alger’s tales created youthful heroes whose persistence and pluck triumphed over enormous odds,…Read more Jack’s Ward; or, The Boy Guardian
Phil the Fiddler: The Story of a Young Street-Musician
by Horatio Alger Jr., Introduction by Dr. Wallace E. Boston Jr. Purchase The young Horatio Alger heroes often sold newspapers or delivered telegrams, a reminder of how technology has moved on. Alger’s tales created youthful heroes whose persistence and pluck triumphed over enormous odds,…Read more Phil the Fiddler: The Story of a Young Street-Musician
The Tin Box and What it Contained
by Horatio Alger Jr., Introduction by Dr. Wallace E. Boston Jr. Purchase The young Horatio Alger heroes often sold newspapers or delivered telegrams, a reminder of how technology has moved on. Alger’s tales created youthful heroes whose persistence and pluck triumphed over enormous odds,…Read more The Tin Box and What it Contained
Brave and Bold, or, The Fortunes of Robert Rushton
by Horatio Alger Jr., Introduction by Dr. Wallace E. Boston Jr. Purchase The young Horatio Alger heroes often sold newspapers or delivered telegrams, a reminder of how technology has moved on. Alger’s tales created youthful heroes whose persistence and pluck triumphed over enormous odds,…Read more Brave and Bold, or, The Fortunes of Robert Rushton
Bound to Rise, or, Up the Ladder
by Horatio Alger Jr., Introduction by Dr. Wallace E. Boston Jr. Purchase The young Horatio Alger heroes often sold newspapers or delivered telegrams, a reminder of how technology has moved on. Alger’s tales created youthful heroes whose persistence and pluck triumphed over enormous odds,…Read more Bound to Rise, or, Up the Ladder
Why Thirty-Three?: Searching for Masonic Origins
by S. Brent Morris, PhD, Introduction by Wallace E. Boston, Jr. Purchase The papers presented here represent over twenty-five years of publications by S. Brent Morris. They explore his many questions about Freemasonry, usually dealing with origins of the Craft. What “high…Read more Why Thirty-Three?: Searching for Masonic Origins
Dialogue in the Greco-Roman World
by Leslie Kelly, Ph.D. Purchase through Amazon This short book is designed to introduce students of ancient history to the genre known as “the dialogue.” This literary form went through periods of popularity and decline in ancient Greece and Rome but it…Read more Dialogue in the Greco-Roman World
Issues in Maritime Cyber Security
Editors: Dr. Joe DiRenzo III, Dr. Nicole K. Drumhiller, Dr. Fred S. Roberts Purchase Free Chapter Download The world relies on maritime commerce to move exceptionally large portions of goods, services, and people. Collectively this effort comprises the Maritime Transportation System or…Read more Issues in Maritime Cyber Security
Pacific Hurtgen: The American Army in Northern Luzon, 1945
by Robert M. Young Purchase through Amazon Too often in war many of its campaigns are forgotten. One such forgotten campaign occurred in the Philippines during the last year of World War II. American Army units fought a bitter battle against dug-in,…Read more Pacific Hurtgen: The American Army in Northern Luzon, 1945
Collaborating Through Virtual Communities Using Cloud Technology
by Diane Stottlemyer Purchase through Amazon Collaboration and communication are both essential for successful interaction and participation in virtual communities. In this book, there are discussions of how a virtual community can be an essential communication tool to enhance traditional and online…Read more Collaborating Through Virtual Communities Using Cloud Technology
Contracting, Logistics, Reverse Logistics: The Project, Program and Portfolio Approach
by Dr. Robert Lee Gordon Purchase through Amazon Contracting, logistics, and reverse logistics are intertwined with the project management, program management, and portfolio management disciplines. In recent years, organizations have started to offer certifications into the strategic areas of program and portfolios.…Read more Contracting, Logistics, Reverse Logistics: The Project, Program and Portfolio Approach
Social Media Writing Lesson Plans for YouTube, Facebook, NaNoWriMo, CreateSpace: Bonus Intro to Blogger
by Dr. Erik Bean and Emily Waszak Purchase through Amazon Your students are already using social networks. Why not take their lessons to where they spend much time? Social Media Writing Lesson Plans published by Westphalia Press imprint of the Policy Studies Organization,…Read more Social Media Writing Lesson Plans for YouTube, Facebook, NaNoWriMo, CreateSpace: Bonus Intro to Blogger
Rigorous Grading Using Microsoft Word AutoCorrect: Plus Google Docs
by Erik Bean Ed.D. Purchase through Amazon | Purchase on CreateSpace This is the Word AutoCorrect booklet you’ve been wanting! It’s the 21st century and teaching and technology have combined for a better student and faculty experience. Whether you’re a full-time professor, adjunct instructor…Read more Rigorous Grading Using Microsoft Word AutoCorrect: Plus Google Docs
Misunderstood Children
Purchase through Amazon | Purchase on CreateSpace by Elizabeth Harrison Elizabeth Harrison (1849-1927) founded the National Louis University in Chicago, originally meeting in the Art Institute. She was a friend of Maria Montessori, with whom she spent time in Rome in 1912-13,…Read more Misunderstood Children
Opportunity and Horatio Alger: Horatio Alger’s Mark Mason’s Triumph
Purchase through Amazon Edited and Introduced by Wallace Boston Horatio Alger created youthful heroes whose persistence and pluck triumphed over enormous odds, often having to educate themselves by a flickering candle and late at night. Readers could identify with the challenges…Read more Opportunity and Horatio Alger: Horatio Alger’s Mark Mason’s Triumph
Careers in the Face of Challenge: Horatio Alger’s Telegraph Boy
Purchase through Amazon | Download FREE Kindle version Edited and Introduced by Wallace Boston The young Horatio Alger heroes often sold newspapers or delivered telegrams, a reminder of how technology has moved on. But they hoped for better things and in the…Read more Careers in the Face of Challenge: Horatio Alger’s Telegraph Boy
Paddle Your Own Canoe
Purchase through Amazon Edited and Introduced by Wallace Boston The protagonists in Horatio Alger stories are often, if one may play on a metaphor, up a creek without a paddle. In this celebrated Alger novel, the young hero is comfortably ensconced at…Read more Paddle Your Own Canoe
The Idea of the Digital University
Purchase through Amazon By Frank McClusky & Melanie Winter It is widely believed that college is not what it used to be. Politicians are calling for a full-scale overhaul of higher education. The public is losing its confidence in higher education. It…Read more The Idea of the Digital University
