Further Bibliography (by weekly topic)
Sept. 9: HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES: A Quick Historical Overview
Roger L. Geiger, The History of American Higher Education: Learning and Culture from the Founding to World War II (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2014).
Thorstein Veblen, The Higher Learning in America, ed. Richard F. Teichgraeber III (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2015).
Clark Kerr, The Uses of the University, 5th ed. (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2001).
Robert S. Fletcher, A History of Oberlin College (Oberlin: Oberlin College, 1943).
Jonathan Cole, The Great American University: Its Rise to Preeminence, Its Indispensable National Role, Why It Must Be Protected (NY: Public Affairs, 2010), Chapters 1-6.
John Cassidy, "College Calculus: What's the Real Value of Higher Education?" The New Yorker
Michael Kazin, "New Ivy League, Same Old Elitism," Chronicle of Higher Education (September 8, 2015)
Noah Remnick, "Yale Grapples with Ties to Slavery in Debate Over College's Name," New York Times (Sept. 12, 2015)
Sept. 16: WHO GETS IN? Admissions and the Role of Money, Race, Rankings in Selecting a Class
Chronicle of Higher Education, “Student Diversity at 4,725 Institutions”: Table showing race, ethnicity, and gender of 20,642,572 students enrolled at 4,725 colleges and universities (Fall 2012)
Mitchell L. Stevens, Creating a Class: College Admissions and the Education of Elites (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2007).
Richard D. Kahlenberg, ed., The Future of Affirmative Action: New Paths to Higher Education Diversity after Fisher v. University of Texas (NY: Century Foundation, 2014).
William G. Bowen and Derek Bok, “Historical Context,” and “The Admissions Process and ‘Race Neutrality,’” in The Shape of the River: Long-Term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1998): 1-52.
Read above in conjunction with: Denis O’Hearn, “Campus Diversity Efforts Ignore the Widest Gulf: Social Class,” Chronicle of Higher Education, June 30, 2015.
Phillip Harris, Bruce M. Smith, and Joan Harris, The Myths of Standardized Tests and Why They Don’t Tell You What You Think They Do (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2011).
Lani Guinier and Susan Sturm, Who’s Qualified? (Boston: Beacon Press, 2001).
Sean Reardon, Rachel Baker, and Daniel Klasik, “Race, Income, and Enrollment Patterns in Highly Selective Colleges,” Center for Education Policy Analysis (August 3, 2012).
"Admissions Revolution: 80 Colleges and Universities Announce Plan for New Application and New Approach for Preparing High School Students," Inside Higher Ed (September 28, 2015).
Saul Geiser, "The Growing Correlation between Race and SAT Scores: New Findings from California," Center for Studies in Higher Education, Research & Occasional Paper Series (CSHE.10.15), October 2015.
Chronicle of Higher Education, “Student Diversity at 4,725 Institutions”: Table showing race, ethnicity, and gender of 20,642,572 students enrolled at 4,725 colleges and universities (Fall 2012)
Mitchell L. Stevens, Creating a Class: College Admissions and the Education of Elites (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2007).
Richard D. Kahlenberg, ed., The Future of Affirmative Action: New Paths to Higher Education Diversity after Fisher v. University of Texas (NY: Century Foundation, 2014).
William G. Bowen and Derek Bok, “Historical Context,” and “The Admissions Process and ‘Race Neutrality,’” in The Shape of the River: Long-Term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1998): 1-52.
Read above in conjunction with: Denis O’Hearn, “Campus Diversity Efforts Ignore the Widest Gulf: Social Class,” Chronicle of Higher Education, June 30, 2015.
Phillip Harris, Bruce M. Smith, and Joan Harris, The Myths of Standardized Tests and Why They Don’t Tell You What You Think They Do (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2011).
Lani Guinier and Susan Sturm, Who’s Qualified? (Boston: Beacon Press, 2001).
Sean Reardon, Rachel Baker, and Daniel Klasik, “Race, Income, and Enrollment Patterns in Highly Selective Colleges,” Center for Education Policy Analysis (August 3, 2012).
"Admissions Revolution: 80 Colleges and Universities Announce Plan for New Application and New Approach for Preparing High School Students," Inside Higher Ed (September 28, 2015).
Saul Geiser, "The Growing Correlation between Race and SAT Scores: New Findings from California," Center for Studies in Higher Education, Research & Occasional Paper Series (CSHE.10.15), October 2015.
Sept. 23: WHAT GETS TAUGHT? Shaping the Curriculum in the Liberal Arts Setting
Scott Carlson, "A Symposium Cautions Against Conflating Education with Job Training," Chronicle of Higher Education, September 18, 2015.
Scott Carlson, "A Symposium Cautions Against Conflating Education with Job Training," Chronicle of Higher Education, September 18, 2015.
Sept. 30: WHY DOES IT COST SO MUCH? Is Higher Education Financially Sustainable?
David Weil, The Fissured Workplace: Why Work Became So Bad for So Many and What Can be Done to Improve It (Harvard, 2014).
Tayyab Mahmud, “Debt and Discipline: Neoliberal Political Economy and the Working Classes,” Kentucky Law Journal 101: 1 (2013): 1-54.
Christopher Newfield, Unmaking the Public University: The Forty Year Assault on the Middle Class (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2011).
Wendy Brown, Undoing the Demos (New York: Zone Books, 2015).
Ronald G. Ehrenberg, “American Higher Education in Transition,” Journal of Economic Perspectives 26:1 (Winter 2012-13): 193-216.
"Is a Degree Still Worth It? Yes, Researchers Say," Chronicle of Higher Education, Almanac-2015-16.
Adam Looney and Constantine Yannelis, "A Crisis in Student Loans? How Changes in Characteristics of Borrowers and in the Institutions They Attend Contributed to Rising Loan Defaults," Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, September 10-11, 2015.
David Oxtoby, "Endowments Are Financial Pillars, Not Piggy Banks," Chronicle of Higher Education (September 21, 2015).
David Weil, The Fissured Workplace: Why Work Became So Bad for So Many and What Can be Done to Improve It (Harvard, 2014).
Tayyab Mahmud, “Debt and Discipline: Neoliberal Political Economy and the Working Classes,” Kentucky Law Journal 101: 1 (2013): 1-54.
Christopher Newfield, Unmaking the Public University: The Forty Year Assault on the Middle Class (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2011).
Wendy Brown, Undoing the Demos (New York: Zone Books, 2015).
Ronald G. Ehrenberg, “American Higher Education in Transition,” Journal of Economic Perspectives 26:1 (Winter 2012-13): 193-216.
"Is a Degree Still Worth It? Yes, Researchers Say," Chronicle of Higher Education, Almanac-2015-16.
Adam Looney and Constantine Yannelis, "A Crisis in Student Loans? How Changes in Characteristics of Borrowers and in the Institutions They Attend Contributed to Rising Loan Defaults," Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, September 10-11, 2015.
David Oxtoby, "Endowments Are Financial Pillars, Not Piggy Banks," Chronicle of Higher Education (September 21, 2015).
Oct. 7: WHO'S IN CHARGE? Neoliberalism, Corporatization and Higher Education
David Harvey, A Brief History of Neoliberalism (NY: Oxford, 2005)
Alfredo Saad-Filho and Deborah Johnston, Neoliberalism: A Critical Reader (London: Pluto Press, 2005)..
Clark Kerr, The Great Transformation in Higher Education, 1960-1980 (Albany: SUNY Press, 1991).
Michael Bérubé and Jennifer Ruth, The Humanities, Higher Education and Academic Freedom: Three Necessary Arguments (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015).
Lawrence C. Soley, Leasing the Ivory Tower: The Corporate Takeover of Academia (Boston: South End Press, 1995),
Bill Reading,The University in Ruins (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1996).
Sheila Slaughter and Larry L. Leslie, Academic Capitalism: Politics, Policies, and the Entrepreneurial University (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997).
David F. Noble, Digital Diploma Mills: The Automation of Higher Education (Monthly Review Press, 2001),
Jennifer Washburn, University, Inc.: The Corporate Corruption of Higher Education (Basic Books, 2005).
Joe Berry, Reclaiming the Ivory Tower: Organizing Adjuncts to Change Higher Education (Monthly Review Press, 2005),
Marc Bousquet, How the University Works: Higher Education and the Low-Wage Nation (New York University Press, 2008).
Coalition on the Academic Workforce
Michelle Chen, "Why Is College So Expensive if Professors Are Paid So Little?" The Nation (September 21, 2015).
David Harvey, A Brief History of Neoliberalism (NY: Oxford, 2005)
Alfredo Saad-Filho and Deborah Johnston, Neoliberalism: A Critical Reader (London: Pluto Press, 2005)..
Clark Kerr, The Great Transformation in Higher Education, 1960-1980 (Albany: SUNY Press, 1991).
Michael Bérubé and Jennifer Ruth, The Humanities, Higher Education and Academic Freedom: Three Necessary Arguments (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015).
Lawrence C. Soley, Leasing the Ivory Tower: The Corporate Takeover of Academia (Boston: South End Press, 1995),
Bill Reading,The University in Ruins (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1996).
Sheila Slaughter and Larry L. Leslie, Academic Capitalism: Politics, Policies, and the Entrepreneurial University (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997).
David F. Noble, Digital Diploma Mills: The Automation of Higher Education (Monthly Review Press, 2001),
Jennifer Washburn, University, Inc.: The Corporate Corruption of Higher Education (Basic Books, 2005).
Joe Berry, Reclaiming the Ivory Tower: Organizing Adjuncts to Change Higher Education (Monthly Review Press, 2005),
Marc Bousquet, How the University Works: Higher Education and the Low-Wage Nation (New York University Press, 2008).
Coalition on the Academic Workforce
Michelle Chen, "Why Is College So Expensive if Professors Are Paid So Little?" The Nation (September 21, 2015).
Oct. 14: WILL HIGHER EDUCATION BE AN ENGINE OF INEQUALITY? The Student Debt Problem
Project of Student Debt (Institute for College Access and Success)
Elizabeth A. Armstrong and Laura T. Hamilton, Paying for the Party: How College Maintains Inequality (Cambridge: Harvard University Press).
Joel Best and Eric Best, The Student Loan Mess: How Good Intentions Created a Trillion-Dollar Problem (Berkeley: University of California Press).
William Zumeta, David W. Breneman, Patrick M. Callan, and Joni E. Finney, “How Much Higher Education Does the Nation Need?” in Financing American Higher Education in the Era of Gobalization (Cambridge: Harvard Education Press, 2012): 33-58.
Elizabeth A. Armstrong and Laura T. Hamilton, Paying for the Party: How College Maintains Inequality (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2013).
Ann L. Mullen, Degrees of Inequality. Culture, Class and Gender in American Higher Education (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010).
Project of Student Debt (Institute for College Access and Success)
Elizabeth A. Armstrong and Laura T. Hamilton, Paying for the Party: How College Maintains Inequality (Cambridge: Harvard University Press).
Joel Best and Eric Best, The Student Loan Mess: How Good Intentions Created a Trillion-Dollar Problem (Berkeley: University of California Press).
William Zumeta, David W. Breneman, Patrick M. Callan, and Joni E. Finney, “How Much Higher Education Does the Nation Need?” in Financing American Higher Education in the Era of Gobalization (Cambridge: Harvard Education Press, 2012): 33-58.
Elizabeth A. Armstrong and Laura T. Hamilton, Paying for the Party: How College Maintains Inequality (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2013).
Ann L. Mullen, Degrees of Inequality. Culture, Class and Gender in American Higher Education (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010).
Oct. 28: WHO WILL RULE THE UNIVERSITY? “Disruption” and Challenges to Traditional Governance Structures in Higher Education
Clark Kerr, The Great Transformation in Higher Education, 1960-1980 (Albany: SUNY Press, 1991).
William G. Bowen and Eugene M. Tobin, Locus of Authority: The Evolution of Faculty Roles in the Governance of Higher Education (New York: Ithaka, and Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2015).
Jonathan Cole, “Academic Freedom and Free Inquiry,” in The Great American University: Its Rise to Preeminence, Its Indispensable National Role, Why It Must Be Protected (New York: Public Affairs, 2010): pp. 345-386.
Coalition on the Academic Workforce
Colleen Flaherty, "Killing a Tenure-Like System," Inside Higher Ed (September 24, 2015).
Rob Jenkins, "Stop Resisting a 2-Tier System: The Truth is: You don't need a Ph.D. for most of the available teaching jobs," Chronicle of Higher Education (October 16, 2015).
Clark Kerr, The Great Transformation in Higher Education, 1960-1980 (Albany: SUNY Press, 1991).
William G. Bowen and Eugene M. Tobin, Locus of Authority: The Evolution of Faculty Roles in the Governance of Higher Education (New York: Ithaka, and Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2015).
Jonathan Cole, “Academic Freedom and Free Inquiry,” in The Great American University: Its Rise to Preeminence, Its Indispensable National Role, Why It Must Be Protected (New York: Public Affairs, 2010): pp. 345-386.
Coalition on the Academic Workforce
Colleen Flaherty, "Killing a Tenure-Like System," Inside Higher Ed (September 24, 2015).
Rob Jenkins, "Stop Resisting a 2-Tier System: The Truth is: You don't need a Ph.D. for most of the available teaching jobs," Chronicle of Higher Education (October 16, 2015).
Nov. 4: ARE FREE SPEECH AND SAFETY IN CONFLICT ON CAMPUSES? The Challenges of Regulating Speech and Speakers in a Context of Academic Freedom
Jeremy Waldron, The Harm in Hate Speech (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2012).
Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic, Understanding Words That Wound (Boulder: Westview Press, 2004).
Corlett, J. Angelo and R. Francescotti. “Foundations of a Theory of Hate Speech.” 48 Wayne L. Rev. 1071 (2002)
Kimberle Crenshaw, Kimberle, “Comments of an Outsider on the First Amendment,” in The Price We Pay: The Case Against Racist Speech, Hate Propaganda, and Pornography (New York: Hill and Wang, 1995), pp. 167-75.
I. Maitra, “Silencing Speech,” Canadian Journal of Philosophy 39:2 (2009): 309-38.
I. Maitra and M.K. McGowan, “On Racist Speech and the Scope of a Free Speech Principle,” Canadian Journal of Law and Jurisprudence 23:2 (2010): 343-72.
Sarah Sorial, “Free Speech, Autonomy, and the Marketplace of Ideas,” in Journal of Value Inquiry 44 (2010):167-183.
Caleb Young, “Does Freedom of Speech Include Hate Speech?” Res Publica 17:4 (2011): 385-403.
Jonathan Haidt, "Where Microaggressions Really Come From: A Sociological Account," The Righteous Mind (Blog), Sept. 7, 2015.
Conor Friedersdorf, "The Rise of Victimhood Culture," The Atlantic (September 11, 2015).
Peter Schmidt, "University of California's Proposed Statement on Intolerance is Widely Found Intolerable," Chronicle of Higher Education (Sept. 16, 2015).
Jeremy Waldron, The Harm in Hate Speech (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2012).
Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic, Understanding Words That Wound (Boulder: Westview Press, 2004).
Corlett, J. Angelo and R. Francescotti. “Foundations of a Theory of Hate Speech.” 48 Wayne L. Rev. 1071 (2002)
Kimberle Crenshaw, Kimberle, “Comments of an Outsider on the First Amendment,” in The Price We Pay: The Case Against Racist Speech, Hate Propaganda, and Pornography (New York: Hill and Wang, 1995), pp. 167-75.
I. Maitra, “Silencing Speech,” Canadian Journal of Philosophy 39:2 (2009): 309-38.
I. Maitra and M.K. McGowan, “On Racist Speech and the Scope of a Free Speech Principle,” Canadian Journal of Law and Jurisprudence 23:2 (2010): 343-72.
Sarah Sorial, “Free Speech, Autonomy, and the Marketplace of Ideas,” in Journal of Value Inquiry 44 (2010):167-183.
Caleb Young, “Does Freedom of Speech Include Hate Speech?” Res Publica 17:4 (2011): 385-403.
Jonathan Haidt, "Where Microaggressions Really Come From: A Sociological Account," The Righteous Mind (Blog), Sept. 7, 2015.
Conor Friedersdorf, "The Rise of Victimhood Culture," The Atlantic (September 11, 2015).
Peter Schmidt, "University of California's Proposed Statement on Intolerance is Widely Found Intolerable," Chronicle of Higher Education (Sept. 16, 2015).
Nov. 18: DISRUPTION: One Look at a Digital Future for Higher Education
Jeffrey R. Young, “College à la Carte: The ‘unbundling’ of higher education will allow students to earn new kinds of educational credentials,” Chronicle of Higher Education (March 13, 2015).
Kevin Carey, The End of College: Creating the Future of Learning and the University of Everywhere (NY: Riverhead Books, 2015).
Clayton M. Christensen and Henry J. Eyring, The Innovative University: Changing the DNA of Higher Education from the Inside Out (San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 2011).
Michael B. Horn and Heather Staker, Blended: Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2014).
Carl Straumsheim, "General Ed, Cheap and Easy - Exploring JumpCourse," Inside Higher Ed (August 31, 2015).
Chronicle of Higher Education, College Disrupted: Perspectives on How Technology Is Changing the College Education Model (Huron Education, 2015).
Jeffrey R. Young, “College à la Carte: The ‘unbundling’ of higher education will allow students to earn new kinds of educational credentials,” Chronicle of Higher Education (March 13, 2015).
Kevin Carey, The End of College: Creating the Future of Learning and the University of Everywhere (NY: Riverhead Books, 2015).
Clayton M. Christensen and Henry J. Eyring, The Innovative University: Changing the DNA of Higher Education from the Inside Out (San Francisco: Jossey Bass, 2011).
Michael B. Horn and Heather Staker, Blended: Using Disruptive Innovation to Improve Schools (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2014).
Carl Straumsheim, "General Ed, Cheap and Easy - Exploring JumpCourse," Inside Higher Ed (August 31, 2015).
Chronicle of Higher Education, College Disrupted: Perspectives on How Technology Is Changing the College Education Model (Huron Education, 2015).
Dec. 2: INSTRUCTIVISM, CONSTRUCTIVISM, CONNECTIVISM: Technology and Pedagogy
Dave Cormier: Rhizomatic Learning.
Bonnie Stewart: The Theoryblog.
Audrey Watters: Hack Education
Kentaro Toyama, Geek Heresies (NY: Public Affairs), 2015.
Dave Cormier: Rhizomatic Learning.
Bonnie Stewart: The Theoryblog.
Audrey Watters: Hack Education
Kentaro Toyama, Geek Heresies (NY: Public Affairs), 2015.
Dec. 9: Has the New American University Already Been Invented
Richard A. DeMillo, Revolution in Higher Education: How a Small Bank of Innovators Will Make College Accessible and Affordable (Cambridge: MIT Press, 2015).
Ellen Wexler, "A Year After Starbucks Offered Tuition Discounts at Arizona State, Who's Enrolling?" Chronicle of Higher Education (September 28, 2015).
Richard A. DeMillo, Revolution in Higher Education: How a Small Bank of Innovators Will Make College Accessible and Affordable (Cambridge: MIT Press, 2015).
Ellen Wexler, "A Year After Starbucks Offered Tuition Discounts at Arizona State, Who's Enrolling?" Chronicle of Higher Education (September 28, 2015).
Main photo: Saul Alinsky addresses student gathering on non-violent protest movements, 1965. Courtesy Oberlin College Archives