Higher & Continuing Education, Administration 

The Baby Boom generation did much to drive the transformation of American higher education that occurred in the 1960s. That extraordinary impact has invited many to think about how succeeding generations have challenged and will continue to challenge the assumptions and practices of educational institutions. This volume explores the significance of this "generational perspective" through observations from a variety of practitioners and observers of higher education. With stances ranging from unbridled enthusiasm to measured skepticism about the significance of generational change, these authors are sure to provide new insights to any thoughtful reader. - Michael S. McPherson, President, The Spencer Foundation, US 

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Donald E. Heller
1 Generations of Americans: a big picture look at the future of
higher education
Neil Howe, William Strauss, and Reena Nadler
2 Perspectives from the presidency
D. Bruce Johnstone
3 Generation X: redefining the norms of the academy
Ronald G. Ehrenberg
4 Young faculty and their impact on academe
Ciathy A. Trower
5 The impact of the Millennials on higher education
Donald W Harward
6 Attracting and retaining students: challenges and
opportunities for today and tomorrow
Kenneth E. Redd
7 Recruiting and retaining the next generation of college
faculty: negotiating the new playing field
Martin Finkelstein
8 Baby Boomers
Carol A. Cartwright
9 The "boom" heard round the campus: how the retirement of
the Baby Boomers will affect colleges and universities
Karen Steinberg, Phyllis Snyder, and Rebecca Klein-Collins
10 As Baby Boomers retire
ralerie Martin Conley
11 Generational impacts--the views of symposium
participants
Mark Heckler, Virginia Michelich, and Teresa A. Sullivan
12 Public policy reform and expanding societal expectations
F King' Alexander