New Books in Higher Education
Episodes
The Future of Race: A Discussion with John McWhorter
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Race is the subject of passionate and increasingly angry debate. But amidst all the talk of unconscious bias it’s an area into which many fear to tr...
Stacy G. Ulbig, "Angry Politics: Partisan Hatred and Political Polarization Among College Students" (UP of Kansas, 2020)
21 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Political Scientist Stacy Ulbig has a new book that dives into the political attitudes and behaviors of college students to assess how polarization an...
John Measey, "How to Write a PhD in Biological Sciences: A Guide for the Uninitiated" (CRC Press, 2021)
20 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to this interview of John Measey, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at Stellenbosch University, South Africa, and author of How to Wr...
The University Network for Human Rights: A Discussion with Jim Calvallaro
18 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The University Network for Human Rights facilitates supervised undergraduate engagement in the practice of human rights at colleges and universities i...
A Conversation with Autumn Wilke about Disability in Higher Education
15 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today I talked to Autumn Wilke of Grinnell College about her book (co-authored with Nancy J. Evans, Ellen M. Broido, and Kirsten R. Brown) Disab...
The Future of Tenure: How Chatham University Brought Tenure Back
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
At a time when a growing number of universities are moving away from tenure and hiring a higher percentage of faculty on non tenure-track appointments...
The College Writing Center: A Discussion with Joseph Cheatle
08 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to this interview of Joseph Cheatle, Director of the Writing & Media Center at Iowa State University. We talk about how communication will chan...
Robert Buderi, "Where Futures Converge: Kendall Square and the Making of a Global Innovation Hub" (MIT Press, 2022)
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kendall Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been called “the most innovative square mile on the planet.” It's a life science hub, hosting Biog...
The Business of Scholarly Communication and Publishing
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to this interview of Joe Esposito, Senior Partner of Clarke & Esposito. We talk about the space between academic research and consumer markets...
On Teaching About Religion in an Age of Intolerance
04 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A veteran journalist, essayist, and award-winning education writer, Linda K. Wertheimer is the author of Faith Ed: Teaching about Religion in an Age ...
Skills for Scholars: How Can Mindfulness Help?
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: The science that explains our busy minds What mindfulness is The difference betw...
Mental Health in Academia 5: Harnessing the Power of Good Anxiety
30 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We are delighted to present All for One and One for All: Public Seminar Series on Mental Health in Academia and Society. All for One and One for All t...
Emily J. Levine, "Allies and Rivals: German-American Exchange and the Rise of the Modern Research University" (UChicago Press, 2021)
25 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
During the nineteenth century, nearly ten thousand Americans traveled to Germany to study in universities renowned for their research and teaching. By...
Tia Brown McNair, "From Equity Talk to Equity Walk: Expanding Practitioner Knowledge for Racial Justice in Higher Education" (Jossey-Bass, 2020)
24 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear: Why it is so important to have the conversation about “Equity in Higher Education” a...
Dana Mitra, "The Empowered Professor: Breaking the Unspoken Codes of Inequity in Academia" (Teachers College Press, 2021)
23 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How can new faculty find success in academia and what can universities do to support them? In The Empowered Professor: Breaking the Unspoken Codes of...
Tamara Beauboeuf-Lafontant, "To Live More Abundantly: Black Collegiate Women, Howard University, and the Audacity of Dean Lucy Diggs Slowe" (U Georgia Press, 2022)
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today I talked to Tamara Beauboeuf-Lafontant about her book To Live More Abundantly: Black Collegiate Women, Howard University, and the Audacity of ...
Paul Reitter and Chad Wellmon, "Permanent Crisis: The Humanities in a Disenchanted Age" (U Chicago Press, 2021)
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The humanities, considered by many as irrelevant for modern careers and hopelessly devoid of funding, seem to be in a perpetual state of crisis, at th...
Matthew C. Ehrlich, "Dangerous Ideas on Campus: Sex, Conspiracy, and Academic Freedom in the Age of JFK" (University of Illinois Press, 2021)
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In 1960, University of Illinois professor Leo Koch wrote a public letter condoning premarital sex. He was fired. Four years later, a professor named R...
76 Land-Grab Universities with Robert Lee (Jerome Tharaud, JP)
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
John and new Brandeis host Jerome Tharaud (author of Apocalyptic Geographies) learn exactly how the growth of America's public universities relied...
Mental Health in Academia 4: The Science of Managing “Stress”
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We are delighted to present All for One and One for All: Public Seminar Series on Mental Health in Academia and Society. All for One and One for All t...
Andrea Flores, "The Succeeders: How Immigrant Youth Are Transforming What It Means to Belong in America" (UC Press, 2021)
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Andrea Flores’ most recent book, The Succeeders: How Immigrant Youth Are Transforming What It Means to Belong in America (University of Califo...
Charles E. Cotherman, "To Think Christianly: A History of L'Abri, Regent College, and the Christian Study Center Movement" (InterVarsity Press, 2020)
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the late 1960s and on into the next decade, the American pastor and bestselling author Francis Schaeffer regularly received requests from evangelic...
Frederic Fovet, "Handbook of Research on Applying Universal Design for Learning Across Disciplines (IGI Global, 2021)
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Universal design for learning (UDL) has been hailed for over a decade as a revolutionary lens that allows campuses to shift their efforts to create in...
How to Finish Your Dissertation
17 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: A process focused approach to completing a dissertation and other academic writing...
Retraction Watch: A Discussion with Adam Marcus and Ivan Oransky
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to this interview of Adam Marcus and Ivan Oransky, cofounders of Retraction Watch. We talk about lots of things, retracting very few. Ivan Ora...
Mental Health in Academia 3: Students’ Health and Health Behavior during the COVID-19 Pandemic
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to All for One and One for All: Public Seminar Series on Mental Health in Academia and Society. All for One and One for All talks shine the li...
A Conversation with the Director of the Emerson Prison Initiative
10 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: The Emerson College Prison Initiative The Bard Prison Initiative How students ap...
Catherine Cocks of "Feeding the Elephant" on Scholarly Communication
10 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hear from Catherine Cocks, assistant director and editor-in-chief at Michigan State University Press talk about her attempt to replicate the success o...
A Guide to Administering Distance Learning
09 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Pandemic led to a massive shift in the course of education as the world was forced to switch to distance learning. And with a new model comes new ...
Rebecca S. Natow, "Reexamining the Federal Role in Higher Education: Politics and Policymaking in the Postsecondary Sector" (Teachers College Press, 2022)
09 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rebecca S. Natow's book Reexamining the Federal Role in Higher Education: Politics and Policymaking in the Postsecondary Sector (Teachers College Pr...
John Katzman: Founder and CEO of Noodle
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
John Katzman is one of the U.S.’s most innovative thinkers and successful educational entrepreneurs. He founded Princeton Review right after gradua...
Pascal P. Matzler, "Mentoring and Co-Writing for Research Publication Purposes: Interaction and Text Development in Doctoral Supervision" (Routledge, 2021)
03 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to this interview of Pascal Patrick Matzler, Associate Professor at Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso, Chile. We talk about his boo...
Robin G. Isserles, "The Costs of Completion: Student Success in Community College" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2021)
02 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
America’s community colleges are facing a completion crisis. The college-going experience of too many students is interrupted, lengthening their tim...
Brian Cafarella, "Breaking Barriers: Student Success in Community College Mathematics" (A K Peters, 2021)
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Students' success in mathematics at community colleges has been the subject of thorough quantitative research, which has reported poor overall results...
Wim Van Petegem et al., "Evolving as a Digital Scholar: Teaching and Researching in a Digital World" (Leuven UP, 2021)
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What does it take to become a digitally agile scholar? This manual explains how academics can comfortably navigate the digital world of today and tomo...
R. David Lankes, "The New Librarianship Field Guide" (MIT Press, 2016)
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Can libraries be radical positive change agents in their communities? R. David Lenkes offers a guide for librarians who see their profession as a chan...
Language Bias: The Last Back Door of Discrimination in America?
27 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hear Dr. Rosina Lippi-Green talk about some of her shocking findings on language discrimination and bias on campus. Lippi-Green and Avi discuss her bo...
Your PhD Survival Guide: Succeeding in Your Final Year
27 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: The hidden curriculum of the final year of the PhD program Writing your dissertat...
Pandemic, Disruption and Adjustment in Higher Education
26 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The pandemic has rapidly changed the world, making it one rife with online activity and information abundance. Education systems must be modified to m...
Nigel A. Caplan, "Grammar Choices for Graduate and Professional Writers" (U Michigan Press, 2019)
26 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to this interview of Nigel Caplan, Associate Professor at the English Language Institute, University of Delaware. We talk generically. Nigel Ca...
Navigating the Two-Body Problem
20 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: What the two-body problem is Dr. Kelly Baker’s experience on the academic job m...
A Conversation with Bijal Shah: Chief Experience Officer, Guild Education
17 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bijal Shah shares story of the meteoric rise of Guild Education, the Denver-based ed tech firm that has quickly emerged as the leading marketplace f...
Marshall Poe: The Founder and Editor of the New Books Network
17 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This interview was recorded and first published in early 2020 when the NBN had about a million downloads a month. Since then the downloads have incr...
A Conversation about Teaching While Nerdy
13 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: The hidden curriculum of transforming yourself from student to teacher Accepting ...
Being Well in Academia: A Candid Conversation About Challenges and Connection
06 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: The other hidden curriculum: the support and care strategies necessary for being w...
Isaac A. Kamola, "Making the World Global: U.S. Universities and the Production of the Global Imaginary" (Duke UP, 2019)
29 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Following World War II the American government and philanthropic foundations fundamentally remade American universities into sites for producing knowl...
Wasif Rizvi: President of Habib University, Karachi, Pakistan
20 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Wasif Rizvi is the founding president of Habib University, the first liberal arts institution in Pakistan. Planning for the University began in 2010,...
Sam de Muijnck and Joris Tieleman, "Economy Studies: A Guide to Rethinking Economics Education" (Amsterdam UP, 2021)
20 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Economy Studies project emerged from the worldwide movement to modernise economics education, spurred on by the global financial crisis of 2008, t...
George Drake: President Emeritus (1979-1991) of Grinnell College
15 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I had the pleasure of talking to George Drake, historian, professor emeritus and president emeritus of Grinnell College. George has written a...
Davarian L Baldwin, "In the Shadow of the Ivory Tower: How Universities Are Plundering Our Cities" (Bold Type Press, 2021)
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the Shadow of the Ivory Tower: How Universities are Plundering our Cities (Bold Type Books, 2021) by Dr. Davarian Baldwin examines the political e...
Mental Health in Academia 2: Hacks for Cultivating and Sustaining Wellbeing
03 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We are delighted to present All for One and One for All: Public Seminar Series on Mental Health in Academia and Society. All for One and One for All t...
Eric Hayot, "Humanist Reason: A History, an Argument, a Plan" (Columbia UP, 2021)
03 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In Humanist Reason: A History, an Argument, a Plan (Columbia UP, 2021), Eric Hayot develops the concept of “humanist reason” to understand the ...
A Conversation with Anne F. Harris, Medieval Art Historian and President of Grinnell College
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I talked to Anne F. Harris. Anne wears two hats: she's a medieval art historian and president of Grinnell College. We talked about her new b...
Socially Responsible Higher Education: International Perspectives on Knowledge Democracy
01 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With radical changes being engineered in society, education systems everywhere need to match up. As part of our podcast, Humanities Matter, the all-ne...
Elizabeth Kiss: Warden of the Rhodes Trust and former President of Agnes Scott College
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We speak with Elizabeth Kiss about the design and launch of the very successful SUMMIT initiative that led Agnes Scott College to be recognized as “...
Mental Health in Academia: A Conversation with Roy Richard Grinker
23 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We are delighted to present All for One and One for All: Public Seminar Series on Mental Health in Academia and Society. All for One and One for All t...
Bill Carroll: President of Benedictine University from 1995-2015 and founder and CEO of Hunter Global Education
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Under Bill Carroll’s leadership, Benedictine University, in Lisle Illinois became the fastest growing university in the U.S. from 2000-12. Carroll d...
Steve Katsouros, "Come to Believe: How Jesuits Are Reinventing Education (Again)" (Orbis, 2017)
15 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Father Steve Katsouros, founder and CEO of the Come To Believe Network, shares the inspirational story of the founding of Arrupe College at Loyola U...
How to Be Wrong: An Introduction to the Podcast
10 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
"How To Be Wrong" is a podcast series hosted by John J. Kaag, Professor and Chair of Philosophy at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and John W...
A Conversation with Leon Botstein, President of Bard College
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
President Botstein shares insights from his remarkable career which started as the youngest college president in the U.S. at just 23, when he joined t...
How University Presses Keep Up With Everything: A Discussion with Lisa Bayer
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
At the New Books Network, we love university presses. So we're happy to tell you about University Press Week, the annual celebration of UPs and their...
Michael Horowitz: Founder and President of TCS Education System (Part 2)
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In Part II of this interview, TCS Education Founder Michael Horowitz discusses the evolution of the TCS system from its origins in Chicago to a nation...
Steven Nadler and Lawrence Shapiro, "When Bad Thinking Happens to Good People: How Philosophy Can Save Us from Ourselves" (Princeton UP, 2021)
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There is an epidemic of bad thinking in the world today. An alarming number of people are embracing crazy, even dangerous ideas. They believe that vac...
Kurt Squire, "Making Games for Impact" (MIT Press, 2021)
26 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Digital games for learning are now commonplace, used in settings that range from K–12 education to advanced medical training. In Making Games for I...
Michael Alexander: President, Lasell University
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode feature an interview with Michael Alexander, one of the most innovative small university presidents in the U.S. He discusses a number of...
Jean Hopman, "Surviving Emotional Work for Teachers: Improving Wellbeing and Professional Learning Through Reflexive Practice" (Routledge, 2020)
22 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jean Hopman’s book Surviving Emotional Work for Teachers: Improving Wellbeing and Professional Learning Through Reflexive Practice (Routledge, 202...
Long Road to the Dream Job in Academia: A Conversation with Liz W. Faber
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: Dr. Liz Faber’s long road from completed PhD to dream job Why academia said she...
How to Write a Better Book: The Minority-Serving Institution Virtual Book Workshop Project
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Book workshops produce great books, but too few scholars have access to the resources needed to organize and execute one, especially scholars at Histo...
The Economics of Higher Education
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Daniel Peris, the host of the “Keep Calm and Carry On Investing” podcast, and David Finegold have a wide-ranging discussion of...
Michael Horowitz: Founder and President of TCS Education System
11 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Horowitz discusses the origins and evolution of The Cooperative Solution (TCS) Education System, which was created in 2009 as a spinout from T...
Teaching College Students to Communicate: A Discussion with Elena Cotos
11 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to this interview of Elena Cotos, Director of the Center for Communication Excellence at the Graduate College (Iowa State University) and also...
Sara Ahmed, "Complaint!" (Duke UP, 2021)
07 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In Complaint! (Duke UP, 2021), Sara Ahmed examines what we can learn about power from those who complain about abuses of power. Drawing on oral and...
Cyndi Kernahan, "Teaching about Race and Racism in the College Classroom: Notes from a White Professor" (West Virginia UP, 2019)
07 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: Why White professors need to teach about race and racism in their courses The gap...
A Conversation with Judy McLaughlin: Senior Lecturer, Harvard GSE and Founder and Chair of the Harvard Seminars for New College Presidents and Experienced Presidents
04 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Judy McLaughlin has helped prepare over 1000 college and university presidents to take on the varied responsibilities of their role since founding the...
Jason Ānanda Josephson Storm, "Metamodernism: The Future of Theory" (U Chicago Press, 2021)
04 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For decades, scholars have been calling into question the universality of disciplinary objects and categories. The coherence of defined autonomous cat...
Kerry F. Crawford and Leah C. Windsor, "The PhD Parenthood Trap: Gender, Bias, and the Elusive Work-Family Balance in Academia" (Georgetown UP, 2021)
04 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Academia has a big problem. For many parents—especially mothers—the idea of "work-life balance" is a work-life myth. Parents and caregivers work h...
Jonathan Marks, "Let's Be Reasonable: A Conservative Case for Liberal Education" (Princeton UP, 2021)
04 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do we really need universities and colleges anymore? Have they become too politicized? Many conservatives have started to write off American academia....
The Role of “Failure” in Student Success
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: the importance of normalizing failure in college the emotional work involved with...
Jonathan Zimmerman, "The Amateur Hour: A History of College Teaching in America" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2020)
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to this interview of Jonathan Zimmerman, Professor of History of Education at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education and a...
Stanley S. Litow and Tina Kelley, "Breaking Barriers: How P-Tech Schools Create a Pathway from High School to College to Career" (Teachers College Press, 2021)
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What is the purpose of education? Folks outside the field are likely to think of a relatively clear or concrete answer—learning, citizenship, prepar...
Aviva Legatt, "Get Real and Get In: How to Get Into the College of Your Dreams by Being Your Authentic Self" (St. Martin's Griffin, 2021)
23 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: Aviva Legatt’s journey into and through college Why she became an Ivy League co...
A Discussion with Ben Nelson (Part 2): Founder of the Minerva Project and Minerva University
20 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In Part II of our discussion with Ben Nelson, he shares information on the outcomes for the first Minerva graduates and how Minerva has diversified it...
Ginetta Candelario on Feminism, Race, and Transnationalism
16 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you aren’t an island and neither are we. So we are reaching across our mentor network t...
A Discussion with Ben Nelson (Part 1): Founder of the Minerva Project and Minerva University
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the first of two parts, we meet Ben Nelson, the charismatic founder of the Minerva Project and Minerva University. Ben shares the fascinating stor...
Andy Hoffman, “Saving the World at Business School (Part 2)” (Open Agenda, 2021)
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Saving the World at Business School (Part 2) is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Andy Hoffman, Holcim Professor of ...
Andy Hoffman “Saving the World at Business School (Part 1)” (Open Agenda, 2021)
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Saving the World at Business School (Part 1) is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Andy Hoffman, Holcim Professor of S...
An Interview with Sheldon Schuster and Jim Sterling about the Keck Graduate Institute
08 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The third episode in our series on the Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) of Applied Life Sciences, the 7th of the Claremont Colleges founded in 1998, fea...
Gordon Gee: President, West Virginia University
30 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gordon Gee was named the Top University President in the U.S. by Time Magazine, and is the only higher education leader to have been a president 7 t...
Zachary M. Howlett, "Meritocracy and Its Discontents: Anxiety and the National College Entrance Exam in China" (Cornell UP, 2021)
27 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Every year millions of high school seniors in China take the gaokao, China’s standardized college entrance exam. Students, parents, and head teache...
Mentoring in the Academy: A Conversation with Dr. Claire Renzetti
26 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you aren’t an island and neither are we. So, we reached across our mentor network to br...
Scott Miller: President, Virginia Wesleyan University
26 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Miller, who has been recognized as one of the most innovative and influential college presidents in the U.S., shares insights from his over 3 de...
AAAS Book Awards Part 4: Kandice Chuh’s "The Difference Aesthetics Makes"
25 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is the last episode of a four-part series featuring the winners and honorable mentions of the 2021 Book Awards for the Association of Asian Ameri...
Jennifer Morton, "Moving Up Without Losing Your Way: The Ethical Costs of Upward Mobility" (Princeton UP. 2021)
16 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Upward mobility through the path of higher education has been an article of faith for generations of working-class, low-income, and immigrant college ...
Sean Creighton: President of New American Colleges & Universities
09 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sean Creighton, the President of New American Colleges & Universities, discusses the origins and evolution of this Association that serves 24 institut...
Peter B. Kaufman, "The New Enlightenment and the Fight to Free Knowledge" (Seven Stories Press, 2021)
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to this interview of Peter Kaufman, Program Manager in Strategic Initiatives and Resource Development at MIT Open Learning and author of Th...
David Chard, "When Colleges Close: Leading in a Time of Crisis" (Johns Hopkins UP, 2020)
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
David Chard, the President of Wheelock College in Boston, MA, discusses the process of merging Wheelock successfully into Boston University to become ...
David Finegold talks to Plexuss about Current Issues in Higher Education
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For a change of pace this week, David Finegold is the interviewee, speaking with Brad Johnson, the host of the Plexuss podcast, about a range of curre...
Teaching First-Year and First-Generation Students: A Conversation with Lisa Nunn
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Academic Life. You are smart and capable, but you aren’t an island, and neither are we. So we reached across our mentor network to br...
Gert Biesta, "Obstinate Education: Reconnecting School and Society" (Brill, 2019)
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What should the relationship between school and society be? Obstinate Education: Reconnecting School and Society (Brill, 2019) argues that education...
An Interview with Bob Fisher: Former President, Belmont University
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bob Fisher earned the moniker “Bob the Builder” by spearheading over $1 billion in new construction during his 21-year tenure at Belmont Universi...