The inspirational memoir of a woman who survived a brutal sexual assault and went on to become a university professor.

Relates Black Freedom Movements to literacy education.

An exploration of multi-campus higher education systems and their role in improving communities and their economies.

Explores how Southampton College went from “the jewel in the university crown” to an “albatross around the university neck. ”

Witty, savvy, incisive, and entertaining short essays on the culture, mores, and practices of higher education.

Shows what kind of changes college faculty make to their teaching and why they make them.

A comprehensive examination of the relationship between higher education, state government, and economic development.

Comprehensive treatment of the challenges faced by America’s public research universities, and of what those challenges may mean for the nation.

First book on gender and academic service.

Leading researchers and practitioners explore the frontiers of education from an integral perspective.

Stories from participants in Professional Development Schools.

Considers the past, present, and future of interdisciplinary fields motivated by concerns for social justice.

An authoritative and provocative discussion of the key issues surrounding grade inflation and its possible effects on academic excellence.

Presents the perspectives of contemporary college students on their lives and educations.

Women professors of educational administration share their personal stories of being female firsts.

A fresh look at study abroad programs on American college and university campuses.

Tells the story of the decline and near bankruptcy of a major American university, and how its dramatic turnaround was quickly achieved.

Challenges an autonomous model of literacy instruction in favor of one that recognizes and builds on students’ facility in navigating other rhetorical contexts.

Scholars engage the ideas and legacy of Cary Nelson in conversations about the corporate university, teaching, poetry, and activism.

Grounded in student experiences at nineteenth-century Alfred University, this social history explores the origins of women’s higher education and the rural roots of reform.

How faculty and administrators at research universities can create a shared sense of values.

Fifteen authors from thirteen different disciplines discuss their varied approaches to teaching.

Explores the concepts of space and place within composition studies.

A riveting analysis of the struggle to eliminate affirmative action at the University of California.

Assesses the influence of family and school on African American students' college decision-making processes.