Joseph P. McDonald�is professor of teaching and learning at the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University. He is the author or coauthor of many books, including, most recently,�Going Online with Protocols�and�Going to Scale with New School Designs.
Nancy L. Mohr has published extensively. She has written with newspapers and magazines, been active in land planning/conservation, agricultural preservation and community planning with more than dozen years with Chester County's Planning Commission. She has several books and many broadly disseminated reports to her credit. As Chester County 2020's President/CEO, her particular passion was this nonprofit organization that seeks to engage residents in determining the future of their communities rather than letting it "just happen." Guest columns and commentaries appeared frequently in southeastern Pennsylvania publications.BooksThe Lady Blows A Horn. 1996. A biography of Nancy Penn Smith… Hannum, granddaughter of railroad magnate, E.H. Harriman, niece of Averill Harriman, and legendary Master of Foxhounds. (3 editions: 1995, 1997, Commemorative Edition 2011)Uncommon Women Together- Generations Apart. 2010. Joan W. Ripley & Nancy L. Mohr. A time capsule of life in the early 1950's that moves to 2004-2005 where it presents the time-separated view of life in a women's college. Through the lenses of carefully preserved diaries, letters, postcards, college archives, personal recollections, small group discussion sessions, videotaping, and mail surveys, this book illuminates the experiences of the Mount Holyoke women and the changing nature of American society.The Farmhouse. 2002The Barn. 2001The Log Home. 2001 Articles: Smithsonian; Philadelphia Inquirer; Countryside (Hearst); House Beautiful; The Hunt; Art & Antiques; Ladies Home Journal; Town & Country; others....