Academic Freedom in an Age of Conformity: Confronting the Fear of Knowledge, by Joanna Williams (Palgrave Macmillan; 224 pages; $30). Focuses on British and American higher education in a defense of the fundamental importance of academic freedom to the pursuit of knowledge; topics include the impact of identity politics and relativism.
Academics in Action! A Model for Community-Engaged Research, Teaching, and Service, edited by Sandra L. Barnes and others (Fordham University Press; 279 pages; $35). Writings on service learning and other aspects of community engagement that focus on a program at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of Education and Human Development.
AVP: Leading From the Unique Role of Associate/Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs, edited by Amy Hecht and Jason B. Pina (Naspa — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education; 224 pages; $34.95 for Naspa members, $39.95 for nonmembers). Offers advice on leadership and management to new, veteran, and aspiring AVPs in student affairs.
Blackballed: The Black and White Politics of Race on America’s Campuses, by Lawrence Ross (St. Martin’s Press; 266 pages; $26). Offers a historical and contemporary perspective on racism against African-American students at predominantly white institutions.
Changing the Playbook: How Power, Profit, and Politics Transformed College Sports, by Howard P. Chudacoff (University of Illinois Press; 198 pages; $95 hardcover, $22 paperback). Discusses seven “game changers” in college sports since 1950, including racial integration, the boom in TV money, Title IX, cheating scandals and recruitment scandals, and the controversy over paying student-athletes.
Coordinating Student Affairs Divisional Assessment: A Practical Guide, edited by Kimberly Yousey-Elsener, Erin Bentrim, and Gavin W. Henning (Stylus Publishing; 176 pages; $95 hardcover, $29.95 paperback). Topics include connecting assessment to planning, decision-making, and resource allocation.
Grad School Essentials: A Crash Course in Scholarly Skills, by Zachary Shore (University of California Press; 160 pages; $60 hardcover, $18.95 paperback). Focuses on the humanities and social sciences, with advice for students on dissecting and criticizing a text, conducting research, writing, presenting, and academic demeanor.
Momentum: The Responsibility Paradigm and Virtuous Cycles of Change in Colleges and Universities, by Daniel Seymour (Rowman & Littlefield; 207 pages; $70 hardcover, $35 paperback). Argues for an approach to institutional reform modeled on the reinforcing loop of what is termed a “virtuous cycle” or upward spiral.
The Public Professor: How to Use Your Research to Change the World, by M.V. Lee Badgett (New York University Press; 225 pages; $89 hardcover, $24 paperback). Offers advice to academics on reaching policy makers and others outside academe with their research; topics include traditional media, social media, and networking.
Research to Revenue: A Practical Guide to University Start-Ups, by Don Rose and Cam Patterson (University of North Carolina Press; 336 pages; $39.95). Offers advice to faculty members, tech-transfer officers, and others on such topics as licensing, intellectual-property protection, business plans, raising capital, and product development; includes case studies of three ventures.
Service as Mandate: How American Land-Grant Universities Shaped the Modern World, 1920-2015, edited by Alan I Marcus (University of Alabama Press; 376 pages; $59.95). Essays that reflect the changing role of land-grant institutions; topics include the contentious relationship between land-grant universities and the movement for sustainable agriculture.
Successful STEM Mentoring Initiatives for Underrepresented Students: A Research-Based Guide for Faculty and Administrators, by Becky Wai-Ling Packard (Stylus Publishing; 180 pages; $95 hardcover, $35 paperback). Discusses the design of programs for recruiting and retaining women, students of color, first-generation, and transfer students in STEM fields.
