K. Leigh Hamm Forell review of Success factors of young African-American Women at a Historically Black College by Ross, M. A Greenwood Publishing publication.

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Book Review, women , K. Leigh Hamm Forell, African-American, Historically Black College

Book Review Index for Issue 25(2)

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Book Review Index for Issue 25(2)

JoAnne A. Edwards review of the book Hostile Environment - The Political Betrayal of Sexually Harassed Women by Gwendolyn Mink. A Cornell University Press publication

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Book Review, women , sexual harassment, JoAnne A. Edwards, hostile

Cynthia Demetriou review of the book teaching and learning in higher education by B. Dart and G. Boulton-Lewis. A Acer Press publication

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Book Review, higher education, teaching and learning, Cynthia Demetriou

Irene D. Gordon-Jasmine review of the book The Knowledge Net: A Report of The New Expeditions Initiative. A Community College Press publication

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community college, The Knowledge Net, book review, Irene D. Gordon-Jasmine

Peter Pellegrin review of the book Writing Partnerships: Service-Learning in Composition by Thomas Deans. A NCTE publication

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Book Review, service-learning, Writing, Peter Pellegrin, composition

Matthew Church review of the book The Politics of Faculty Unionization: The Experience of Three New England Universities by Gordon Arnold. A Bergin & Garvey publication

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Book Review, Matthew Church, faculty, union

Laura E. Luthy review of the book Lesbian and Gay Studies and the Teaching of English by Spurlin, William J. A National Council of Teachers of English publication

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Book Review, Teaching, gay, lesbian, Laura E. Luthy

Book by: Smith, Barbara Leigh and McCann, John (Eds) Review by: Ana Schuber Academic Advisor University of Alabama Perh...

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Book Review, Ana Schuber, reinventing ourselves, interdisciplinary

Thomas G. Fairbairn review of the book Learning.now: Skills for an Information Economy by Stuart Rosenfeld. An American Association of Community Colleges publication

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Book Review, distance, learning now, electronic, information, economy, Thomas G. Fairbairn

Jennifer Joslin review of the book Interactive Learning: Vignettes from America’s Most Wired Campuses by David Brown. An Anker publication.

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Book Review, online, interactive learning, Jennifer Joslin, wired learning

Sylvia Kay Fisher review of the book Handbook of Conflict Resolution Handbook of Conflict Resolution by Deutsch, Morton, and Coleman, Peter T. A Jossey-bass publication.

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Book Review, , conflict resolution, Sylvia Kay Fisher

Book by: Lieberman, Devorah, ed., Wehlburg, Catherine, assoc. ed. Review by: Jeremy J. Hernandez Higher Adult and Lifelong Education (HALE...

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Professional Development, Book Review, academy, Jeremy J. Hernandez, faculty resources

Jennifer R. Radecki review of the book The Chicago handbook for teachers: A practical guide to the college classroom by Brinkley, Alan, Dessants, Betty, Flamm, Michael, Fleming, Cynthia, Forcey, Charles, and Rothschild, Eric. A University of Chicago Press publication.

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Book Review, classroom, Jennifer R. Radecki, Chicago handbook

Michelle M. White review of the book The theory & practice of teaching by Peter Jarvis. A Stylus publication.

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Theory, Michelle M. White, Book Review, Teaching, practice

Raina P. Martinez review of the book Group Consensus and Minority Influence: Implications for Innovation by Carsten DeDreu and Nanne De Vries. A Blackwell publication.

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Book Review, minority, group consensus, Raina P. Martinez

Kathie M. Palin review of the book Recovering from Sexual Abuse, Addictions, and Compulsive Behaviors: “Numb” Survivors by Knauer, Sandra. A Haworth Social Work Practice Press publication. 

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Book Review, sexual abuse, addictions, survivor, Kathie M. Palin

Vanetta B. Bratcher review of the book College-Level Learning in High School: Purposes, Policies, and Practical Implications by Johnstone, D. Bruce and Beth Del Genio. A Association of American Colleges and Universities publication. 

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Book Review, high school, college level learning, Vanetta B. Bratcher

Helena L. Santos review of the book Beyond Affirmative Action Reframing the Context of Higher Education by Robert Ibarra. A Wisconsin Press publication.

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Book Review, affirmative action, Helena L. Santos

Sue Weaver review of the book School leadership and administration by Snowden, P.E. & Gorton, R.A. A McGraw-Hill publication.

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Leadership, , Book Review, Sue Weaver, school leadership

Stephanie Ritrievi, review of the book Flickering Clusters:  Women, Science and Collaborative Transformations by Cheryl Ney Jacqueline Ros and Laura Stremple. A University of Wisconsin Press publication.

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Book Review, beyond flickering clusters, Stephanie Ritrievi

Review By: David Stout Graduate Assistant Ohio University          Academic advisors frequently meet with student...

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Research, Book Review, gay, lesbian, GLBT, policy, practice, David Stout

Book By: Van Kavelaar, Eileen K. Review By: Amanda A. Turner Texas Academy of Leadership in the Humanities Lamar University Co...

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Book Review, training, workshops, Amanda A. Turner

Book By: Judi Kesselman-Turkel & Franklynn Peterson Review By: Sharon Baffa Keeling Academic Advisor, Departments of Political Science and ...

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Book Review, research shortcuts, Sharon Baffa Keeling. research

Kristine Smalcel Pederson review of the book Sexual Harrasment as an Ethical Issue in Academic Life by Leslie Pickering Francis. A Greenwood Publication

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Book Review, ethics, sexual harassment, Kristine Smalcel Pederson

Sarah Champlin-Scharff review of the book Learning From the Other: Levinas, Psychoanalysis, and Ethical Possibilities in Education by Sharon Todd. A SUNY Press publication.

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Book Review, ethics, learning, Sarah Champlin-Scharff

Stacy Woycheck review of the book Training Budgets Step-by Step: A Complete Guide to Planning and Budgeting Strategically-Aligned Trainings by Diane Valenti. A Pfeiffer publication.

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Book Review, development, budget, Training, Stacy Woycheck

Joyce E. Howland review of the Adult Learning Methods: A Guide for Effective Instruction by Michael Galbraith. A Krieger Publishing Company publication.

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Book Review, adult students, Joyce E. Howland, adult learning

Cherie R. Hatlem review of the book Hiring the Best person by DeAnne Rosenberg. A Jossey-Bass publication.

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Book Review, Hiring, hiring, Cherie R. Hatlem

Margie Davidson review of the book Knock Your Socks Off Service:  Customer Service Participant and Facilitator Guides. A HRDQ publication.

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Book Review, Margie Davidson, customer service, SMPI, (Service Management Practices Inventory)

Kimeta F. Straker review of the book Meeting the needs of African American Women by Mary Howard-Hamilton. A Jossey-Bass publication.

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Book Review, African American Women, black, Kimeta F. Straker

Mike Wood review of the book Everything You Ever Needed to Know About Training by Mackey, David, and Thorne, Kaye. A Stylus Publication.

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Professional Development, Book Review, training, Mike Wood

Brenda R. McGill review of the book Journey to the Ph.D.: How to navigate the process as African Americans by Green, Anna L. & Scott, LeKita V. A Stylus publication.

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Book Review, higher education, Ph.D., Brenda R. McGill, African Americans

Jennifer Wilner review of the book Diversity Issues in American Colleges and Universities: Case Studies for Higher Education and Student Affairs Professionals by Lamont Flowers. A Charles C. Thomas Publication.

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Book Review, case studies, student affairs, Diversity, multi-cultural, Jennifer Wilner

Marie Dillon Dahleh review of the book Governing Academia by Ronald Ehrenber. A Cornell University Press publication.

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Book Review, Governing Academia, university, Marie Dillon Dahleh

Kurt Xyst review of the book Being Bright Is Not Enough by Peggy Hawley. A Thomas Publisher publication

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Book Review, doctoral study, Ph.D., Kurt Xyst

Paul G. Kreuzer review of the book Changing General Education Curriculum by James Ratcliff Kent Johnson and Jerry Gaff. A Jossey-Bass publication.

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Book Review, General education, higher education, Paul G. Kreuzer

Ruby A. Hayden review of the book rethinking student affairs practice by Patrick Love and Sandra Estanke. A Jossey-bass publication

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Book Review, rethinking student affairs practice, Ruby A. Hayden

Aimee Arreygue review of the book The Truth About Supervision: Coaching, teamwork, interviewing, appraisals, 360 degree assessments, and recognition by Anne O'Brien Carelli. A Charles C. Thomas publication.

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Julie M. Galloway review of the book Effective Group Facilitation by John Eller. A Corwin Press publication.

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Book Review, group facilitation, meeting, difficult groups, Julie M. Galloway

Shannon Lynn Burton review of the book Spirituality 101:  the Indispensable Guide to Keeping – or Finding – Your Spiritual Life on Campus by Harriet Schwartz. A Skylight Paths publication.

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Book Review, Spirituality, higher education, Shannon Lynn Burton

Book By: Lance O. Ong Review By: Alice Bullington Davis Academic Advisor, Academic Success Center Faculty (adjunct), English Department Marym...

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Book Review, study skills, Alice Bullington Davis

Denise Rinn review of the book foundations a reader for new college students by Virginia Gordon and Thomas Minnick. A Wadsworth/Thomson publication.

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Book Review, higher education, first-year, freshmen, college, foundations, Denise Rinn

Kathleen Carpenter review of the book Walking the Road: Race, Diversity, and Social Justice in Teacher Education by Marilyn Cochran-Smith. A Teachers College Press.

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Diversity, Book Review, Kathleen Carpenter, teacher education, social justice

Sybil L. Holloway review of the book Contradictions in Women’s Education:  Traditionalism, Careerism, and Community at a Single-Sex College by Barbara J. Bank & Harriet M. Yelon. A Teachers College Press publication.

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Sybil L. Holloway, Book Review, higher education, community, women's education, traditionalism, careerism, single-sex college

Christine G. S. Leichliter review of the book Building the Academic Deanship: Strategies for Success by Gary S. Krahenbuhl. A Greenwood w/ the American Council on Education publication.

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Book Review, higher education, strategies, Christine G. S. Leichliter, deanship

Karen Thurmond review of the book Proving And Improving Volume II:  Tools and Techniques for Assessing the First College Year by Randy Swing. A National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience & Students in Transition publication.

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Book Review, higher education, first year, Karen Thurmond

Wesley Boyd review of the book effective schools by Martin Patchen. A Charles C. Thomas publication.

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Book Review, effective schools, Wesley Boyd

Katherine Ward review of the book Skilled Negotiator by Kathleen Kelley Reardon. A Jossey-Bass publication.

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Book Review, Negotiator, engagement, negotiations, Kathleen Kelley Reardon

Dawn Downs Arnold review of the book Understanding & reducing student departure by John Braxton Amy Hirschy and Shederick McClendon. A Jossey-Bass publication.

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Retention, Attrition, Book Review, departure, Dawn Downs Arnold

Neva Kathryn Baron review of the book Serving the Millennial Generation by Michael Coomes and Robert De Bard. A Jossey-Bass publication.

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Book Review, higher education, Millennial generation, review of the book

Rhonda J. Sprague review of the book Discussion-Based Online Teaching to Enhance Student Learning: Theory, Practice, and Assessment by Tisha Bender. A Stylus Publication.

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Theory, Book Review, learning, higher education, Rhonda Sprague, online teacher

Karen L. Archambault-Crim review of the book Effective Teaching: A Guide for Community College Instructors by Deborah Stewart. A Community College Press publication.

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Book Review, community college, two-year, effective teaching, Deborah Stewart

Erik Oswald reveiw of the book first-year leaning communities by Jean Hensheid. A National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience publication.

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Book Review, first-year, Learning Communities, Erik Oswald

Shannon L. Young, review of the book Developing Effective Programs and Services for College Men by Gar Kellom. A Jossey-Bass publication.

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Book Review, Developing Effective Programs and Services for Col, Shannon L. Young

Book By: Marmy Clason & John Beck Review By: Jill A. Grob Academic Advisement Center Weber State University On the Edge of Success ...

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Book Review, higher education, Jill A. Grob, on the edge of success, probation

Jessica Stone, review of the book Right from the Start: Taking Charge of Your College Success by Robert Holkeboer and Laurie Walker. A Wadsworth publication.

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Book Review, success, higher education, college, advising, Jessica Stone

Richard Fordyce review of the book Assessing Charater Outcomes in college by Jon Dalton Terrence Russell and Sally Kline. A Jossey-Bass publication.

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Book Review, Assessment, assessing character outcomes, Richard Fordyce

Julie Givens review of the book Should you really be a lawyer by Deborah Schneider and Gary Belsky. A Decision Books publication.

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Book Review, pre-law, lawyer, Julie Givens

Susan Bramlett Epps review of the book Challenging and supporting the first year student by M.L. Upcraft J.N. Gardner B.O. Barefoot and associates. A Jossey-Bass publication.

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Support, Book Review, first-year, supporting, Susan Bramlett Epps, challenge

Stephen G. Pajewski review of the book Professors are from Mars, Students are from Snickers: How to Write and Deliver Humor in the Classroom and in Professional Presentations by Ronald Berk. A Stylus publication.

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Book Review, Stephen G. Pajewski, Teaching, humor

Kathie Sindt review of the book Roads Taken: Women in student affairs at mid-career by Carole Hughes and Kristen Renn. A Stylus Publication.

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Book Review, Student Affairs, women , higher education, Career, Kathie Sindt

Chrissy L. Davis review of the book Institutional Racism in Higher Education by Ian Law, Deborah Phillips, & Laura Turney. A Stylus publication.

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Racism, Book Review, higher education, Chrissy L. Davis, adaptability

Chizuko T. Allenreview of the book Decoding the Disciplines by David Pace and Joan Middendorf. A Jossey-Bass publication.

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Book Review, Thinking, disciplines, Chizuko T. Allen

Patrice Noel review of the book What the best college teachers do by Ken Bain. A Harvard University Press publication

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Book Review, learning, best college teachers, Patrice Noel, professors

Jeannine Kranzow review of the book Flying Through Clouds: Navigating Uncertainty and Change in the Student Affairs Profession by Randy Mitchell. An Atwood publication.

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Book Review, Professional Development, Student Affairs, Change, Jeannine Kranzow

Paul Tontz review of the book A History of American Higher Education by John R. Thelin. A Johns Hopkins University Press publication.

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Book Review, higher education, History, America, Paul Tontz

Book by: Wilkinson, C.K. & Rund, J.A. Review by: Tara McNealy Assistant Director, Office of Undergraduate Student Services College of...

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Book Review, campus safety issues, Tara McNealy

Mike Ramos review of the book Chalk-Lines: The politics of Work in the Managed University by Randy Martin. A Duke University Press publication

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Book Review, politics, university, Mike Ramos