<p>A timely and provocative anthology by leading philosophers, created by an editor with a life-long interest in good teaching and ethical administration in higher education.</p>

- Gregory E. Pence, University of Alabama at Birmingham,

<p>Steven Cahn is a giant when it comes to academic ethics. This is a must-read for everyone in academe.</p>

- David Levinson, President Emeritus, Connecticut State Community College,

An all-star cast of philosophical thinkers about higher education, more than half women, offers new essays exploring major ethical problems facing American higher education today. Among the crucial topics discussed are free speech on campus, challenges to the tenure system, the proliferation of adjunct faculty, historical injustices, affirmative action, admission policies, opportunities for applicants from the working-class, faculty and administrative responsibilities, student life, threats to privacy, treatment of those with disabilities, the impact of technology on teaching and learning, curricular controversies, the impact of unions, philanthropy, sports and intercollegiate athletics, and the aims of liberal education. The authors are leading researchers and teachers, many with extensive administrative experience, and they are members of the faculties at public and private institutions throughout the country. The essays are jargon-free and address the most pressing problems for higher education, weigh alternative policies, and assess future prospects for overcoming present challenges. Philosopher, scholar, teacher, and novelist Rebecca Newberger Goldstein provides a foreword to this unique collection.
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ForewordRebecca Newberger GoldsteinPrefacePART ONE: ACADEMIC FREEDOM1 Racism, Naming Racism, and Academic FreedomElizabeth Harman2. Free Speech Violations and Campus Politics Mary Kate McGowanPART TWO: TENURE3. In Defense of Academic TenureRichard De George4. What Should Count for Tenure and Promotion? David Shatz5. Academic Career SuccessKeota FieldsPART THREE: PRIVACY6. Confidentiality and Professional PracticePeter Markie7. Big Data and Artificial IntelligenceChrista Davis AcamporaPART FOUR: INJUSTICE8. Misogyny, “Himpathy,” and Sexual Harassment Cynthia A. Stark9. Institutional InequalityJennifer M. MortonPART FIVE: SEEKING JUSTICE10. Reckoning with Past InjusticeAnn E. Cudd11. Should Universities Pay Reparations?Alan H. Goldman12. Rethinking Affirmative ActionSteven M. CahnPART SIX: DISABILITIES13. Achieving Disability InclusionLeslie Francis14. Discontent with Disability Accommodations N. Ann DavisPART SEVEN: THE FORGOTTEN15. Overlooking Community Colleges and the Working ClassJames F. Keenan, S.J.16. The Cruelty of the Adjunct SystemAlexandra BradnerPART EIGHT: ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES17. Prudent Reserve in Academic AdministrationKaren Hanson18. The Discretion of Academic Administrators Anita L. AllenPART NINE: TECHNOLOGY19. Ethical Online University InstructionShelley Wilcox20. Improving Fully Online InstructionLaura M. HowardPART TEN : ADMISSIONS21. Merit, Wealth, and the Ethics of College AdmissionsMeira Levinson22. The Ethics of Doctoral AdmissionsBryan WarnickPART ELEVEN: STUDENTS23. The Goals of Campus DisciplineDavid Hoekema24. The Social Costs of a College EducationAnthony Simon LadenPART TWELVE: THE CURRICULUM 25. Why College? An Education for FreedomDan Edelstein and Debra Satz26. Ethics Requirements in the Liberal Arts Curriculum]Kyla Ebels-DugganPART THIRTEEN: THE UNIVERSITY’S MISSION27. Taking Undergraduate Teaching and Learning SeriouslyHarry Brighouse28. Assessing Faculty UnionsJudith Wagner DeCew29. FriendraisingDeni Elliott PART FOURTEEN: SPORTS30. Intercollegiate Athletics as EntertainmentPeter A. French31. Intercollegiate Athletics and Educational ValuesRobert SimonAbout the Authors
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ISBN
9781538160510
Publisert
2022-05-06
Utgiver
Vendor
Rowman & Littlefield
Vekt
540 gr
Høyde
219 mm
Bredde
154 mm
Dybde
27 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
360

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Biographical note

Steven M. Cahn is professor emeritus of philosophy at the City University of New York Graduate Center, where he served for nearly a decade as provost and vice president for The Office of Academic Affairs, then as acting president. He is the author or editor of nearly seventy books. Most recently he wrote Saints and Scamps: Ethics in Academia, 25th Anniversary Edition; From Student to Scholar: A Candid Guide to Becoming a Professor; Teaching Philosophy: A Guide; and Navigating Academic Life: How the System Works. He edited Morality, Responsibility, and the University: Studies in Academic Ethics; The Affirmative Action Debate; Moral Problems in Higher Education; and served as general editor of the fifteen-volume Rowman & Littlefield series Issues in Academic Ethics.