The Athletic Trap: How College Sports Corrupted the Academy, by Howard L. Nixon II John Harris on an analysis that advocates change in how universities manage sport programmes 26 June
40 Years of Evolution: Darwin’s Finches on Daphne Major Island, by Peter R. Grant and B. Rosemary Grant Tim Birkhead advocates long-term scientific studies, particularly for natural selection observations 19 June
Malcolm X at Oxford Union: Racial Politics in a Global Era, by Saladin Ambar Hakim Adi finds an analysis of an often overlooked speech reveals much about the activist’s views 12 June
Academic Life and Labour in the New University: Hope and Other Choices, by Ruth Barcan Fred Inglis on the deep predicament of scholars in present-day institutions 29 May
Degrees of Inequality: How the Politics of Higher Education Sabotaged the American Dream, by Suzanne Mettler David Bell on how US political gridlock is ruining the chance for social and economic equality 22 May
Thanks for the Feedback: The Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well, by Sheila Heen and Douglas Stone Self-help guide encourages employees to conform, tolerate and adapt, says Sandra Leaton Gray 15 May
Beyond Reason and Tolerance: The Purpose and Practice of Higher Education, by Robert J. Thompson, Jr. In a utilitarian age, service learning helps cultivate rounded individuals, says Steven Schwartz 15 May
Publishing and the Advancement of Science – From Selfish Genes to Galileo’s Finger, by Michael Rodgers Jon Turney on an editor whose work with popular science writers helped to re-establish the genre 24 April
The Triple Package: What Really Determines Success, by Amy Chua and Jed Rubenfeld Deborah Rogers on the Tiger Mother’s new polemic 24 April
The Nine Elements of a Sustainable Campus, by Mitchell Thomashow A US approach to environmental integrity offers useful pointers for the UK, says David Maguire 17 April
Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning, by Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III and Mark A. McDaniel Hazel Christie relishes a polished and powerful narrative that explains how memory works 3 April
How Universities Work, by John V. Lombardi Malcolm Gillies relishes the lean explanations in this drily witty and handy account of higher education 6 March
The Falling Rate of Learning and the Neoliberal Endgame, by David J. Blacker Gerald Taylor Aiken concurs with a call to protect higher education as a universal and public good 6 February
Going Beyond Google Again: Strategies for Using and Teaching the Invisible Web, by Jane Devine and Francine Egger-Sider Search differently, says Sarah Ison 23 January
Coming Up Short: Working-class Adulthood in an Age of Uncertainty, by Jennifer M. Silva Angelia Wilson hopes for a turn against therapy and towards political engagement in the US 9 January
Behind the Academic Curtain: How to Find Success and Happiness with a PhD, by Frank F. Furstenberg Tara Brabazon on postgraduate career guidance that applies to an elite world that is shrinking 12 December
Speaking of Flowers: Student Movements and the Making and Remembering of 1968 in Military Brazil, by Victoria Langland Sarah Sarzynski on an analysis of student activism during Brazil’s military dictatorship 28 November
Higher Education in America, by Derek Bok An evaluation of US tertiary education prompts Mary Stuart to reflect on how the UK is changing 24 October
Digital Dieting: From Information Obesity to Intellectual Fitness, by Tara Brabazon Sandra Leaton Gray on healthier options for e-junkies 17 October
The Ancient Greek Hero in 24 Hours, by Gregory Nagy Barbara Graziosi evaluates a crash course in classical myth 3 October
Christianity and the University Experience: Understanding Student Faith, by Mathew Guest, Kristin Aune, Sonya Sharma and Rob Warner Religious belief is alive and well on campus, observes Gerald Pillay 12 September
Cheating Lessons: Learning from Academic Dishonesty, by James M. Lang The academy is turning a blind eye to plagiarism, an anonymous professor warns 5 September
Learn to Write Badly: How to Succeed in the Social Sciences, by Michael Billig Sandra Leaton Gray on a must-read for academics and their students 15 August
Mothers in Academia, edited by Mari Castañeda and Kirsten Isgro Female scholars talk candidly about their experiences of combining an academic career with child-rearing 15 August
The Triumph of Emptiness: Consumption, Higher Education, and Work Organization, by Mats Alvesson Consumerisation’s spread to all aspects of life and work leaves a hollow feeling, finds Cary Cooper 8 August
Raising the Stakes: Gambling with the Future of Universities, by Peter Coaldrake and Lawrence Stedman The view from Down Under on what lies ahead for universities looks familiar, finds Roger Brown 18 July
Isaac and Isaiah: The Covert Punishment of a Cold War Heretic, by David Caute Roger Morgan on how a liberal doyen blackballed a Red rival 18 July
Defying Decrepitude: A Personal Memoir by Alan Peacock James Stevens Curl enjoys the wry company of a kindred spirit 4 July
Higher Education in the Digital Age by William G. Bowen Miriam E. David considers a commentary on the preservation of pedagogy in the face of technological advances 6 June
Top Student, Top School? How Social Class Shapes Where Valedictorians Go To College by Alexandria Walton Radford Sandra Leaton Gray on inequality in access to higher education in the US as a result of class 30 May
Letters to a Young Scientist by Edward O. Wilson Michelle Harvey agrees with inspiring advice to young science researchers to never forget what initially attracted them to the discipline 9 May
The Great University Gamble: Money, Markets and the Future of Higher Education, by Andrew McGettigan Joanna Williams seeks more context in this political and economic analysis of sector finance 18 April
Everything for Sale? The Marketisation of UK Higher Education by Roger Brown, with Helen Carasso Joanna Williams commends a rigorous analysis of the impact of funding changes on the sector 28 March
Speaking of Race and Class: The Student Experience at an Elite College by Elizabeth Aries, with Richard Berman Ann Mullen is intrigued by the findings, but would have enjoyed more analysis 28 March
Academic Armageddon: An Irish Requiem for Higher Education by Mary Gallagher Sue Norton on the difficult days ahead for Ireland’s academy as bureaucracy and consumerisation seem set to increase 21 March
The University and the City by John Goddard and Paul Vallance Geoffrey Alderman on the social and economic benefits that an institution can bring to a locality 14 March
Passion and Paranoia by Charlotte Bloch Oversensitivity is bad news for the debate, argues Joanna Williams 21 February
Imagining the University by Ronald Barnett Simon Blackburn on higher education via a postmodern lens 31 January
Becoming Right: How Campuses Shape Young Conservatives Alan Ryan on political reaction at two extremes of the American higher education system 3 January
