Rachel Goldfarb review of the book Mentoring At-Risk Students through the Hidden Curriculum of Higher Education by Buffy Smith. A Lexington Books publication.

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Mentoring, curriculum, Book Review, advising, Rachel Goldfarb, at-risk

Alison Sommers review of the book Aspiring Adults Adrift by Richard Arum & Josipa Roksa. A University of Chicago Press publication.

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Retention, Alison Sommers, Book Review, higher education, advisors, graduation

Brendan Wright review of the book College Men and Masculinities: Theory, Research, and Implications for Practice by Shaun R. Harper & Frank Harris III. A Wiley publication

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Book Review, academic advising, college, Brendan Wright, masculinity, graduation rates

Melissa Gudiel review of the book Developing and Sustaining Successful First-Year Programs: A Guide for Practitioners by Gerald M. Greenfield, Jennifer R. Keup, & John N. Gardner. A Wiley publication.

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First Year Experience, Book Review, Orientation , academic advising, Melissa Gudiel, student development theory

Shannon Lynn Burton review of the book College: What It Was, Is and Should Be by Andrew Delbanco. A Princeton University Press Publication.

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Shannon Lynn Burton, Book Review, academic advising, higher education, college, history

Gerasimos Kokkinos review of the book Diversity & Motivation: Culturally Responsive Teaching in College by Margery B. Ginsberg and Raymond J.Wlodkowski. A Wiley publication.

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Diversity, Book Review, Teaching, learning, advisors, motivation, Gerasimos Kokkinos

Lydia Cross review of the book Supporting Online Students: A Guide to Planning, Implementing and Evaluating Services by Anita Crawley. A Wiley publication.

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Technology, Book Review, education, Lydia Cross, online students, resources

Maria Vita Calkins review of the book Breaking night:  A memoir of forgiveness, survival, and my journey from homeless to Harvard by Liz Murray. A Hyperion publication.

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Book Review, challenges, advisor, Maria Vita Calkins, motivation

Laura R. Piitman review of the book The Art of Thinking Clearly by Rolf Dobelli. A Harper Collins publication.

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Laura R. Pittman, Book Review, Thinking, advising, academic advisor, decisions

Imani Fredricks-Lowman review of the book The Mobile Academy: mLearning for Higher Education by Clark N. Quinn. A Wiley publication.

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Technology, Book Review, higher education, academic advisor, Imani Fredricks-Lowman, mobile

Holli Fergus review of the book A House in the Sky by Amanda Lindhout & Sara Corbett. A Simon and Schuster publication.

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Book Review, advising, Holli Fergus, lessons, motivate

Raquel Fong review of the book The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg. A Random House Publication.

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Book Review, Habit, development, success, advisor, behavior, Raquel Fong

Kyle W. Ross review of the book Professors’ Guide^TM to Getting Good Grades in College by Lynn F. Jacobs & Jeremy S. Hyman. A Harper Collins publication.
 

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success, Book Review, first-year, college, advice, Kyle W. Ross

Dana R. Barnes review of the book Your Complete Guide to College Success: How to Study Smart, Achieve Your Goals, and Enjoy Campus Life by Donald J. Foss. An American Psychological Association publication.

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First year experience, Book Review, college, transition, academic advisor, Dana R. Barnes

Atiya Jackson review of the book An Invisible Thread by Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski. A Howard Books publication.

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Book Review, Mentor, advisor, Atiya Jackson, connectivity, develop

Daniel Shelnutt review of the book Curriculum-Based Assessment: A Primer (fourth edition) by Charles Hargis & Charles C. Thomas. A Thomas Books Publication.
 

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Appreciative Advising, Assessment, curriculum, Book Review, academic advisor, Daniel Shelnutt

Amy Burns review of the volume Connecting Learning Across the Institution edited by Pamela L. Eddy. A Wiley publication.

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Theory, Amy Burns, Book Review, learning, advising

Rene Alvarez review of the book How to Be a Person: The Stranger’s Guide to College, Sex, Intoxicants, Tacos, and Life Itself by Lindy West, Dan Savage, Christopher Frizzelle, and Bethany J. Clement. A Sasquatch Books publication.
 

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Book Review, college, Rene Alvarez, advice, academic advisor

Jeremy J. Hernandez review of the book Choosing a Career in International Development: A Practical Guide to Working in the Professions of International Development by Donovan Russell. A VirtualBookWorm.com Publishing publication.

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Book Review, Career, development, international , Jeremy J. Hernandez, students

Dr. Kristin M. Mauro review of the book I Can Finish College by Marcia Y. Cantarella. A SourcebooksEDU publication.

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Book Review, graduate, college success, Kristin M. Mauro, student experience

Dr. Don Presnell review of the book Doing the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: Measuring Systematic Changes to Teaching and Improvements in Learning by Regan A. R. Gurung & Janie H. Wilson. A Jossey-Bass publication. 

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Book Review, Teaching, learning, Don Presnell, improvements, SoTL

Paul Donaldson review of the book Choices for College Success by Steve Piscitelli. A Pearson publication.

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success, Book Review, academic advising, college, Paul Donaldson

Jarrod Ennis Patterson review of the book 2012-2013 National Survey of First-Year Seminars: Exploring High-Impact Practices in the First College Year by Dallin Young and Jessica Hopp. A National Resource Center publication.

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Book Review, first year, Jarrod Ennis Patterson, seminar, survey

Marilee Teasley review of the book I Just Graduated…Now What? by Katherine Schwarzenegger. A Crown Publishing (Random House) publication.

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Book Review, graduate, stories, Marilee Teasley, advisors

Matthew Hickey review of the book A Country for All: An Immigrant Manifesto by Jorge Ramos. A Random House publication.

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Book Review, Reform, policy, Matthew Hickey, immigration

Tiffany Shaleen Reardon review of the book The Naked Roommate: For Parents Only by Harlan Cohen. A Sourcebooks, Inc. publication.

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Book Review, first year, advisor, Parents, Tiffany Shaleen Reardon, guide

Allison Ramsing review of the book Do Good Well: Your Guide to Leadership, Action and Social Innovation by Nina Vasan and Jennifer Przybylo. A Jossey-Bass publication.

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Faith Enemark review of the book The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human by Jonathan Gottschall. A Houghton Mifflin Harcourt publication.

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Martha Reck review of the book Think: Why You Should Question Everything by Guy P. Harrison. An Amherst: Prometheus Books publication.

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Jessica McCabe review of the book The Opposite of Loneliness by Marina Keegan. A Scribner (Simon and Schuster) publication.

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Book Review, advising, Jessica McCabe, stories, common reader

Mark Duslak review of the book Several Short Sentences About Writing by Verlyn Klinkenborg. A Vintage Books (Random House) publication. 

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Book Review, Writing, Mark Duslak, writing styles

Matthew Jeffries review of the book Generation on a Tightrope by Arthur Levine and Diane Dean. A Jossey-Bass publication. 

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Book Review, Matthew Jeffries, college students, attended college between 2005 and 2014

Arian Adducchio review of the book Called to Serve: A Handbook on Student Veterans and Higher Education by Florence A Hammrick, Corey B. Rumann and Associates. A Wiley publication. 

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Book Review, higher education, advising, Arian Adducchio, veterans

Book Review Index for Issue 35(1)

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Book Review Index for Issue 35(1)