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of conscience and politics push back in the cause of safety,
higher wages, and worker rights." (Wiley, US$20)
WOMEN ON BOARD
In 2013, fewer than one-fifth of Fortune 500
companies had 25 percent or more women
directors, while one-tenth had no women at
all serving on their boards. That's one of the
stats o©ered up by Nancy Calderon of KPMG
and Susan Schi©er Stautberg, co-chair of
WomenCorporateDirectors. They o©er a
series of interviews with corporate heavyweights, such as
Campbell's former CEO Doug Conant, about why diversity
is so essential for boards; they also provide dozens of quotes
from top women executives. "Diversity brings new, relevant
perspectives to the decision-making process," they write.
It's both a battle cry and an inspirational manifesto. (Wom-
enCorporateDirectors, US$22.95)
LOCUS OF AUTHORITY
What is the role of faculty in the governance
of a university? William Bowen and Eugene
Tobin of the Andrew W. Mellon Founda-
tion are quite clear that "faculty can either
encourage…the wise exercise of leadership
by others or, conversely, throw limitless
amounts of sand in the wheels." They know
that some of their conclusions will be unpalatable: They
believe schools will need to look at tradeo©s between costs
and quality; consider changing the organizational structure
from a vertical to a horizontal one; and acknowledge the
fragmentation of faculty and the stratification of schools. As
lines between content, technology, and pedagogy blur, they
write, "carefully considered arrangements for even broader
sharing of perspectives, cutting across departmental lines,
have become more, not less, essential." Timely and topical.
(ITHAKA and Princeton University Press, US$29.95)
PAYING IT FORWARD
Having now been in existence for more
than 20 years, The PhD Project feels like a
powerful institution whose formation seems
almost inevitable. Here, writer Ned Steele
paints an entirely di©erent picture of a group
of unconnected individuals all striving, in
their own ways, to determine how to increase
the pipeline of minorities in business doctoral programs. A
great read for any student who's ever felt alone or any ad-
ministrator looking to convince the next minority doctoral
candidate that the long academic investment will pay o©.
(The PhD Project, US$14.99)
