If you visit the College Student Affairs program website, you will see that we have compiled a Recommended Reading List for students; these are the books that faculty believes every student affairs professional should read.
NOW IT'S UP TO YOU! Tell us what book you think every student affairs professional ought to read. This can be: a timeless "classic;" a new controversial book; something specific to one field within student affairs; etc.
We want to make this a comprehensive list that our students can then use to prepare before going out into the field, or for our graduates, keep them well-read in student affairs literature. So click on "Comments" directly under this post and let us know what book(s) YOU recommend! (All readers are welcome to comment).
I’d suggest Malcolm Gladwell’s Outliers as a good book to read. His chapter essays are engaging, and he makes a number of points that are important reminders for student affairs professionals. Specifically, that contexts, personal circumstances, accidents, differential opportunities, etc. frequently combine to yield “outliers” - or people we may otherwise assume to be self-made or merit-worthy due to their singular talents, efforts, or capabilities. The final essay in the book - about himself, his family history, and education - is particularly striking.
ReplyDeleteLast summer I read Admission by Jean Hanff Korelitz. It's a fictional novel about a woman who works as an Admissions Officer for Princeton University. While it is a work of fiction and it includes a peripheral romantic storyline, the book does speak to what admissions is like at elite universities. It's a fun, easy read and is great for someone interested in admissions!
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