New Books About Higher Education

New Books About Higher Education

April 1, 2013 - 3:00am

Research featured in new book suggests that, in effort to lure full-pay students, universities have shifted their institutional priorities to the benefit of the affluent and the detriment of everyone else.

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'Academic Motherhood'

'Sex and God at Yale'

'How to Be Gay'

'Schoolmaster of the Movement'

Professor discusses his biography of Benjamin Mays, the Morehouse president whose influence went well beyond mentoring Martin Luther King Jr.

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'Behind Closed Doors'

Author gets inside look at IRBs, and offers perspectives on how they operate, and how researchers can improve their chances of a smooth review.

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'Between Citizens and the State'

New book sheds light on higher education's complicated history with the federal government.

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A Year at Art College

A new book watches students push boundaries and develop artistic visions.

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Ready for Change.edu?

Andrew S. Rosen, Kaplan's CEO, takes on the traditional view of college with his debut book, arguing that higher education needs a "reboot" to meet America's goals.

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Hip-Hop Culture and Students

Author argues that impact on campus life is significant -- and educators should know more about it.

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'Losing It'

New book takes a tragicomic look at aging in literature and academe.

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'Social Knowledge in the Making'

Editors discuss new book on the creation of knowledge in the social sciences.

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