As the year comes to a close, the library has compiled a list of resources based on Alex Usher’s Higher Education Books of the Year 2022 blog post. Our list includes items from Alex’s list, as well as those from our own collection. If you are interested in learning and reading more about issues in higher education, including emerging technologies, the future of post-secondary learning, international education, and race, gender, and the academy, make sure to check out these ebooks!

To Read:

Anti-racism in Higher Education: An Action Guide for Change by Arun Verma

Applied Pedagogies for Higher Education: Real World Learning and Innovation Across the Curriculum by Golam Jamil and Dawn A. Morley

The Campus Color Line: College Presidents and the Struggle for Black Freedom by Eddie R. Cole

Degrees of Dignity: Arab Higher Education in the Global Era by Elizabeth Buckner

The Empowered University: Shared Leadership, Culture Change, and Academic Success by Freeman A. Hrabowski, Philip J. Rous, and Peter H. Henderson

The Equity Myth: Racialization and Indigeneity at Canadian Universities by Frances Henry, Carl James, Peter S. Li, Audrey Lynn Kobayashi, Malinda S. Smith, Howard Ramos, and Enakshi Dua

Experiential Learning in Higher Education: Issues, Ideas, and Challenges for Promoting Peace and Justice by Glenn A. Bowen and Laura L. Finley

Higher Education at the Crossroads of Disruption: The University of the 21st Century by Andreas Kaplan

The Instrumental University: Education in Service of the National Agenda After World War II by Ethan D. Schrum

Multiracial Experiences in Higher Education: Contesting Knowledge, Honoring Voice, and Innovating Practice by Marc P. Johnston-Guerrero, Charmaine Wijeyesinghe, and G. Reginald Daniel

Reforms, Organizational Change and Performance in Higher Education: A Comparative Account from the Nordic Countries by Rómulo Pinheiro, Lars Geschwind, Hanne Foss Hansen, and Kirsi Pulkkinen

Reimagining the Higher Education Student: Constructing and Contesting Identities by Rachel Brooks and Sarah O’Shea

University Governance in Canada: Navigating Complexity by Julia Eastman, Glen A. Jones, Claude A. Trottier, and Olivier Bégin-Caouette

U.S. Power in International Higher Education by Jenny J. Lee

Virtual Reality in Higher Education: Instruction for the Digital Age by Darrel W. Staat

Women and Gender in Higher Education: Looking Forward, Looking Back by Ann Wendle