Cracks in the Ivory Tower: The Moral Mess of Higher Education, by Jason Brennan and Phillip Magness (Oxford University Press; 322 pages; $29.95 hardcover, $19.99 e-book). Argues that self-interest has overridden high-minded ideals in academe, resulting in ethical failures in practices like marketing, general-education requirements, and the overproduction of Ph.D.s.
The Culture of Digital Scholarship in Academic Libraries, edited by Robin Chin Roemer and Verletta Kern (American Library Association; 240 pages; $64.79 for ALA members, $71.99 for nonmembers). Illustrates how digital scholarship can transform learning into community-based efforts that promote equity and the common good, using the University of Washington’s approach as an example.
Democracy, Civic Engagement, and Citizenship in Higher Education: Reclaiming Our Civic Purpose, edited by William V. Flores and Katrina S. Rogers (Lexington Books; 395 pages; $120 hardcover, $114 e-book). Urges colleges to teach students their responsibilities as citizens of a democracy.
The Empowered University: Shared Leadership, Culture Change, and Academic Success, by Freeman A. Hrabowski III with Philip J. Rous and Peter H. Henderson (Johns Hopkins University Press; 304 pages; $34.95 hardcover or e-book). Outlines how to take a holistic approach to student success and create a welcoming racial climate, as the main author has worked to do at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County, which he leads.
Fight the Tower: Asian American Women Scholars’ Resistance and Renewal in the Academy, edited by Kieu Linh, Caroline Valverde, Wei Ming Dariotis (Rutgers University Press; 477 pages; $120 hardcover, $44.95 paperback or e-book). Describes the struggles of Asian American women to have their research interests valued and to have equal access to opportunities like promotion.
Immigrant-Origin Students in Community College: Navigating Risk and Reward in Higher Education, edited by Carola Suárez-Orozco and Olivia Osei-Twumasi (Teachers College Press; 228 pages; $105 hardcover, $34.95 paperback or e-book). Draws on data from a research study to show how issues like language learning and academic engagement affect the experiences of first- and second-generation immigrant students.
The Insider’s Guide to Working With Universities: Practical Insights for Board Members, Businesspeople, Entrepreneurs, Philanthropists, Alumni, Parents, and Administrators, by James W. Dean Jr. and Deborah Y. Clarke (University of North Carolina Press; 199 pages; $24.95 hardcover, $19.99 e-book). Points out the ways in which the values of universities differ from those of businesses, and suggests the best approaches for collaboration.
Leadership in Higher Education: Practices That Make a Difference, by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner (Berrett-Koehler Publishers; 189 pages; $29.95 hardcover or e-book). Lays out five practices, including how to inspire a shared vision, that college leaders can use to mobilize campus communities to meet common goals.
Living When Everything Changed: My Life in Academia, by Mary Kay Thompson Tetreault (Rutgers University Press; 260 pages; $29.95 hardcover or e-book). Describes the journey of a feminist scholar through a sometimes-unwelcoming higher-education environment to a role as a university provost, and how she overcame obstacles and setbacks along the way.
Mindful Leadership: An Insight-Based Approach to College Administration, by Jeffrey L. Buller (Rowman & Littlefield; 127 pages; $50 hardcover, $25 paperback, $23.50 e-book). Advises against working on autopilot and recommends ways to expand focus, clarity, creativity, and compassion to be a more effective academic leader.
The Missing Course: Everything They Never Taught You About College Teaching, by David Gooblar (Harvard University Press; 260 pages; $29.95 hardcover). Offers classroom-tested, evidence-based teaching strategies that focus on how student learn most effectively, and suggests how professors can set the right tone in tumultuous times.
Professional Education with Fiction Media: Imagination for Engagement and Empathy in Learning, edited by Christine Jarvis and Patricia Gouthro (Palgrave Macmillan; 251 pages; $139.99 hardcover, $109 e-book). Proposes the use of fiction in teaching professionals in education, law, nursing, and other fields, as a means to explore empathy, ethics, decision making, and reinvention.
Race, Sports, and Education: Improving Opportunities and Outcomes for Black Male College Athletes, by John N. Singer (Harvard Education Press; 202 pages; $62 hardcover, $32 paperback). Analyzes the experiences of black athletes at historically white institutions who dealt with professors’ stereotypes about them and struggled to carve out time from their sports to pursue studies that would lead to a career.
Rethinking College Student Development Theory Using Critical Frameworks, edited by Elisa S. Abes, Susan R. Jones, and D-L Stewart (Stylus Publishing; 276 pages; $125 hardcover, $35 paperback, $27.99 e-book). Describes the implications for student affairs of a “third wave” of student-development theories, like critical race, queer, feminist, decolonizing, and crip theories.
Rethinking Diversity Frameworks in Higher Education, by Edna B. Chun and Joe R. Feagin (Routledge; 233 pages; $160 hardcover, $39.95 paperback, $19.98 e-book). Relies on personal narratives to examine the processes that result in exclusion at colleges, and seeks terms that describe the impact of discrimination better than “microaggressions” and “implicit bias.”
The Scopus Diaries and the (Il)logics of Academic Survival: A Short Guide to Design Your Own Strategy and Survive Bibliometrics, Conferences, and Unreal Expectations in Academia, by Abel Polese (ibidem-Verlag/ ibidem Press; 231 pages; $25 paperback). Guides faculty members to think strategically about how to advance their careers through conference presentations, networking , and publishing, including appearing in journals indexed in Scopus, Elsevier’s database of peer-reviewed journals.
A Starter’s Guide for Academic Library Leaders: Advice in Conversation, by Amanda Clay Powers, Martin Garnar, and Dustin Fife (American Library Association; 190 pages; $58.49 for ALA members, $64.99 for nonmembers). Ideas on how to build effective teams, lead, manage budgets, hold onto personal values, and more, as revealed through Q&As with leaders of college libraries.
To Fulfill These Rights: Political Struggle Over Affirmative Action and Open Admissions, by Amaka Okechukwu (Columbia University Press; 309 pages; $90 hardcover, $30 paperback, $29.99 e-book). Reviews the social, political, and legal strategies behind the movement against affirmative action, and universities’ defensive, creative responses to promoting diversity.
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