Joseph L. DeVitis has taught educational foundations and higher education at five universities in his 43-year academic career. Three of his books earned Choice journal awards from the American Library Association as outstanding books of the year, and two others won American Educational Studies Association Critics Choice awards. His latest volumes are Today's College Students (Peter Lang, 2015) and School Reform Critics: The Struggle for Democratic Schooling (Peter Lang, 2014).
Pietro A. Sasso is Assistant Professor of Student Affairs and College Counseling at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, New Jersey. His most recent book is Today's College Students (Peter Lang, 2015).

Contents: The Influence of Higher Education on Society - Grant H. Cornwell: On Purpose: Liberal Education and the Question of Value - Daniel R. DeNicola: Higher Education, the Professions, and the Place of Expertise - John F. Covaleskie: Higher Education: Private Good? Public Good? - Richard Guarasci: Civic Engagement and Higher Learning - John M. Elmore: Academic Freedom and Public Higher Education in the Neoliberal Age - William Hatcher/Erica Childress: Town and Gown Relationships: The Extension of the University Into the Community - John Vincent and Dylan Williams: College Sports and Society - Julia Bryan/Anita Young/Dana C. Griffin/Lynette M. Henry: Preparing Students for Higher Education: How School Counselors Can Foster College Readiness and Access - Robert Kelchen: Student Loans: A Brief History, the Current Landscape, and Impacts on Society - E. Keith Kroll: The Commercialization of the Community College ¿ James Bridgeforth/Stephanie M. McClure: Social Capital and Higher Education: Network Resources, Outcomes, and Opportunities - Eric Margolis/Michael Soldatenko: Higher Education and the Capitalist Turn: Research and Reflections - Craig A. Cunningham: The Digitalization of the University ¿ John Smyth: How Did We Get to This Situation? The Immiseration of the Modern University in a Globalizing Context.