JOIN THE COMMUNITY
Our Master’s in Higher Education Leadership (MHEL) students may come to campus early to start their internship or graduate assistantship, but we find it is helpful to become familiar with the campus in an academic context—who are your professors, what does coursework look like, what are the academic resources available?
Fall 2025 Course Information
All full-time MHEL students will be enrolled in the following two courses, in addition to their internship course, unless an alternative course has been approved. Part-time students work with the MHEL director to identify their course selection. Textbooks for Spring 2025 are listed below.
MHEL 551: HISTORY AND POLITIC
Instructor: Dr. Becca Barile
Meeting Time: Wednesdays, 7:30 - 10:30 p.m.
Textbooks:
Chambliss, D.F. & Takacs, C.G. (2018). How college works. Harvard University Press.
Dorn, C. (2022). For the common good: A new history of higher education in America. Cornell University Press.
Labaree, D. F. (2019). A perfect mess: The unlikely ascendancy of American higher education. University of Chicago Press.
Rudolph, F. and Thelin, J. (1991). The American college and university: A history. Plunkett Lake Press.
Selingo, J. J. (2013). College (un)bound: The future of higher education and what it means for students. Amazon Publishing.
MHEL 502: LEADERSHIP AND INNOVATION
Instructor: Dr. Amy Forbes
Meeting Time: Tuesday/Thursdays, 10:20 – 11:50 a.m. [REMOTE]
Textbooks: No textbooks required.