Applying Student Development Theories Holistically: Exemplar Programming in Higher Education, edited by Katherine Branch, Jeanne S. Hart-Steffes, and Christine M. Wilson (CRC Press; 184 pages; $150 hardcover, $41.95 paperback, $37.76 e-book). Provides contemporary examples of the application of key theories about the development of college students in such areas as ethical and moral reasoning, and overcoming impostor syndrome.
Creating the Path to Success in the Classroom: Teaching to Close the Graduation Gap for Minority, First-Generation, and Academically Unprepared Students, by Kathleen F. Gabriel (Stylus Publishing; 179 pages; $125 hardcover, $27.50 paperback, $21.99 e-book). Offers evidence-based instructional practices aimed at reaching students of all backgrounds, while maintaining high standards and expectations.
Creating Wicked Students: Designing Courses for a Complex World, by Paul Hanstedt (Stylus Publishing; 180 pages; $125 hardcover, $24.95 paperback, $19.99 e-book). Describes how to teach students “wicked competencies” so they can rise to the challenge of dealing with the world’s “wicked problems.”
Going to College in the Sixties, by John R. Thelin (Johns Hopkins University Press; 198 pages; $34.95 hardcover or e-book). Describes how students applied and paid for college, sought meaningful coursework, dealt with overcrowded classes and dormitories, tried to overcome discrimination, and responded to changes in state and federal policies half a century ago.
How Humans Learn: The Science and Stories Behind Effective College Teaching, by Joshua R. Eyler (West Virginia University Press; 281 pages; $99.99 hardcover, $24.99 paperback or e-book). Examines how students learn by exploring the themes of curiosity, sociality, emotion, authenticity, and failure.
Library Service and Learning: Empowering Students, Inspiring Social Responsibility, and Building Community Connections, edited by Theresa McDevitt and Caleb P. Finegan (Association of College and Research Libraries; 424 pages; $70.20 paperback for American Library Association members, $78 for nonmembers). Describes librarians’ roles in supporting undergraduates’ community-based research, students’ work in courses with service-based projects, and student-led outreach events.
Managing Your Professional Identity Online: A Guide for Faculty, Staff, and Administrators, by Kathryn E. Linder (Stylus Publishing; 174 pages; $95 hardcover, $29.95 paperback, $23.99 e-book). Explains how to set priorities for social media and create an effective, appropriate online brand.
Open Your Hand: Teaching as a Jew, Teaching as an American, by Ilana M. Blumberg (Rutgers University Press; 195 pages; $99.95 hardcover, $19.95 paperback or e-book). A college professor’s journey from teaching at Michigan State University to Bar-Ilan University, in Tel Aviv, Israel, with reflections on how to foster students’ moral development.
Passing the Torch: Supporting Tomorrow’s Leaders, by Ruth and Bill Goldman (Hamilton Books; 198 pages; $36.99 paperback, $35 e-book). Reviews the results of a scholarship program in the San Francisco Bay Area that made it possible for people of color, recent immigrants, and other marginalized groups to attend and graduate from college.
Practical Wisdom: Thinking Differently About College and University Governance, by Peter D. Eckel and Cathy A. Trower (Stylus Publishing; 211 pages; $95 hardcover, $32 paperback, $25.99 e-book). Suggests that boards should achieve a culture of curiosity that helps them deal with difficult issues in governance.
Silencing Gender, Age, Ethnicity and Cultural Biases in Leadership, edited by Camilla A. Montoya (Hamilton Books; 153 pages; $19.99 paperback, $19 e-book). Tells the stories of six Latina women with leadership roles in higher education, including Juliet V. García, the first Mexican-American woman appointed president of a college or university in the United States.
Success After Tenure: Supporting Mid-Career Faculty, edited by Vicki L. Baker and others (Stylus Publishing; 365 pages; $95 hardcover, $35 paperback, $27.99 e-book). Suggests ways in which midcareer faculty members can overcome doubts and develop as leaders, teachers, learners, mentors, and scholars.
Transforming Libraries to Serve Graduate Students, edited by Crystal Renfro and Cheryl Stiles (Association of College and Research Libraries; 445 pages; $79.20 paperback for American Library Association members, $88 for nonmembers). Suggests best ways to serve graduate students from diverse disciplines with research, spaces, goals, and online education.
Why They Can’t Write: Killing the Five-Paragraph Essay and Other Necessities, by John Warner (Johns Hopkins University Press; 271 pages; $27.95 hardcover or e-book). Argues that students have trouble writing not because of generational characteristics but because of poor teaching, and offers ideas to inspire more meaningful writing.
Writing Support for International Graduate Students: Enhancing Transition and Success, by Shyam Sharma (Routledge; 229 pages; $150 hardcover, $54.95 e-book). Describes a variety of programs and practices that foster writing success among international graduate students, relying on data and cases from more than 20 American universities.
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