Achieving and Sustaining Institutional Excellence for the First Year of College (review)

Abstract

MAY/JUNE 2006 ◆ VOL 47 NO 3 363 graphic changes in higher education and discussed the high-tech culture among today’s student population. However, the authors failed to present a deeper analysis of diversity needs such as affordability, cultural perceptions and differences, and family support. The strong technology and administrative background of the authors may be the causes for this inadequacy. Readers may find more on this from another book, Technology Leadership: Communication and Information Systems in Higher Education by Maughan (2001), with a focus how a variety of needs can be accommodated, including those of students, faculty, and administrators. Overall, Higher Education in the Digital Age is a comprehensive book looking backwards into the development and impact of technology on university campuses, and a look forward to implications and possible impacts. As Brian J. Hawkins, President of EDUCAUSE put it, “This book—and especially the last four chapters—is a must read for any senior administrator in higher education today.”