The Years that Matter Most: How College Makes or Breaks Us, by Paul Tough Book of the week: Deborah D. Rogers and Howard P. Segal find that the old ideals of meritocracy have been squeezed out of American higher education By Deborah D. Rogers 14 November
Land-Grant Colleges and Popular Revolt: The Origins of the Morrill Act and the Reform of Higher Education, by Nathan M. Sorber Long-held beliefs on early US public colleges are compellingly debunked, says Howard P. Segal By Howard P. Segal 21 February
