What I've Been Reading
I have read a couple books recently that I would recommend. The first is The Great Upheaval - Higher Education's Past, Present, and Uncertain Future by Arthur Levine and Scott Van Pelt (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2021) and the second is The College Stress Test by Robert Zemsky, Susan Shaman, and Susan Campbell Baldridge (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2020). It is best to read The Great Upheaval first, followed by The College Stress Test (I read them in the reverse order) because The Great Upheaval looks at higher education in North America (but mostly focused on the U.S.) historically and contemporaneously in making the case that great change is not only happening but accelerating. The College Stress Test provides a mechanism by which institutions can test their viability amidst current challenges. Like dozens and dozens of books published on higher education over the last decade or two, The Great Upheaval predicts great change, and argues that the vast majorit...