Fall 2008 - The Johns Hopkins University Press

New in PaperbackThe American FacultyThe Restructuring of Academic Work and CareersJack H. Schuster and Martin J. FinkelsteinHigher education is becomingdestabilized in the face ofextraordinarily rapid change.The composition of the academy’smost valuable asset—thefaculty—and the essential natureof faculty work are beingtransformed. Jack H. Schusterand Martin J. Finkelstein describethe transformation ofthe American faculty in themost extensive and ambitiousanalysis of the American academicprofession undertakenin a generation. This volumedepicts the scope and depth of the transformation, combiningempirical data drawn from three decades of nationalhigher education surveys. At once startling and disturbing,The American Faculty provides the context for interpretingthese developments as part of a larger structural evolutionof the U.S. higher education system.“The American Faculty is destined to be a classic . . . The most thoroughand thoughtful analysis of its topic in many years.”—Journal of Education Planning and Administration“This book and its extensive research appendices are a must-read forscholars who study the academic profession.”—Review of Higher Education“Practitioners and researchers looking for a comprehensive overviewof the faculty life with an emphasis on changes in the last 40 yearswill be well served by reading The American Faculty.”—Journal of College Student Development“An impressive piece of work . . . key reading for anyone interestedin the state of academic work.” —Studies in Higher EducationJack H. Schuster is a professor of education and public policyat Claremont Graduate University. Martin J. Finkelstein is aprofessor of higher education at Seton Hall University.Old MainSmall Colleges in Twenty-First Century AmericaSamuel SchumanThis original account drawson key data and firsthand observationsto tell the story ofthe small college in America.Defined as institutions thatenroll between 500 and 3,000full-time students, small collegesnumber about six hundredin the United States.Many are thriving, whilesome—whether through lowenrollment, ballooning debt,or simple misfortune—faceuncertain futures. Informedby his own experiences asa teacher and administrator,Samuel Schuman sketches the history and development ofthese institutions and then focuses on their current conditionsand future possibilities.“Schuman is an ardent proponent of small colleges, and his devotionand passion are apparent in every chapter of this work. The work isalso brilliantly written and thoroughly convincing.”—Education Review“An important book . . . Paints a rich picture of the exceptional thingssmall colleges can do.”—Academe“Researchers, faculty, and administrators interested in small collegeswill find suggestions for further research and discussion about themany challenges that small colleges face today.”—Review of Higher Education“Interesting reading. The extensive information Schuman providesgives us a picture of contemporary American small colleges.”—Journal of Higher EducationSamuel Schuman is Chancellor Emeritus of the Universityof Minnesota, Morris. He is the author of Cyril Tourneur: AReference Guide, The Theatre of Fine Devices: Emblems and theEmblematic in the Plays of John Webster, and Vladimir Nabokov:A Reference Guide.November 600 pages 6 x 9¼ 37 line drawings978-0-8018-9103-8 0-8018-9103-5 $35.00(s) / £19.00 pbHigher EducationHardcover edition published in 2006, 978-0-8018-8283-8, 0-8018-8283-4November 280 pages 6 x 9 2 halftones978-0-8018-9102-1 0-8018-9102-7 $25.00(s) / £14.00 pbHigher EducationHardcover edition published in 2005, 978-0-8018-8092-6, 0-8018-8092-0THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS 1-800-537-5487 59