From the Journal of College Student Development, Wilma Henry, Nicole West and Andrea Jackson (USF): Hip-Hop's Influence on the Identity Development of Black Female College Students; Frank Harris (SDSU): College Men's Meanings of Masculinities and Contextual Influences; and a review of College Drinking by George Dowdall. Do elite universities discriminate against poor whites? From Image, isn’t a WASPy kid from smallish-town USA studying English kind of like a fish studying water? An interview with Daniel Reimold, author of Sex and the University: Celebrity, Controversy, and a Student Journalism Revolution (and more). A review of The Five-Year Party: How Colleges Have Given Up on Educating Your Child and What You Can Do About It by Craig Brandon. A review of Higher Education? How Colleges Are Wasting Our Money and Failing Our Kids — and What We Can Do About It by Andrew Hacker and Claudia Dreifus (and more). A review essay on Crossing the Finish Line: Completing College at America's Public Universities by William Bowen, Michael McPherson, and Matthew Chingos. The Thomas More College of Liberal Arts is launching several medieval-style Catholic guilds to offer students a chance to learn from master craftsmen and practice charity in the community. The new business of college: Maureen Farrell on the weirdest scholarships. From Daily Finance, James Altucher on seven reasons not to send your kids to college.
