Full Description
Universities and colleges across the United States have become hotbeds of administrative, academic, financial, and sexual scandals. Each new case erodes the societal recognition of the value of higher education systems. It is clear that in order for these institutions to reclaim their respected status requires an examination and rebuilding of the ethical foundations of higher education.
This book gathers faculty and administrators from highly respected schools to examine the current situation and mark directions for change. Chapters address such topics as privacy, shared governance, grievance procedures, accountability, adjunct instructors, student athletes, campus policing, pedagogy and rubric review, libraries and access to information, aging faculty, international students, secrecy and public relations, and the corporatization of universities.
Reviewing the challenges and opportunities that face higher education, this book argues that what holds institutions together over time are the values, principles, and traditions that contribute to moral character and lay a foundation for institutional integrity.
Contributors: Michael Boylan, Cher Weixia Chen, Zenon Culverhouse, Darin Dockstader, Cora Drozd, Robert Labaree, Jonathan Liljeblad, Matthew Mahrt, Rita Manning, Glen Miller, Melissa L. Miller, Charles P. Milne Jr., Laura Nader, Alison Dundes Renteln, Paul Renteln, Steve Sanders, Wanda Teays, Rosemarie Tong
Contents
Acknowledgements
Preface
Wanda Teays
PART I: ETHICAL FRAMEWORKS
1. Scandals and Historic Injustices at Universities: An Argument for Greater Accountability
Alison Dundes Renteln
2. Ethical Foundations For Institutional Integrity
Wanda Teays
3. Privacy, Play, and the Digitalization of the University
Glen Miller and Cora Drozd
PART II: THE COMMUNITY
4. Shared Governance in Higher Education
Darin Dockstader, Matthew Mahrt, and Charles Milne
5. Academic Libraries: Advocating for an Ethical University
Robert V. Labaree and Melissa L. Miller
6. The Use of Adjuncts in Colleges and Universities
Michael Boylan
7. Rights-Based Approaches to the Treatment of Student Athletes
Jonathan Liljeblad
8. Campus Policing: What Authority and Limits are Appropriate?
Rita Manning
PART III: CHALLENGES
9. The Role of the Humanities in Trauma-Informed Pedagogy
Zenon Culverhouse
10. Pedagogical Issues: The General Education Challenge
Laura Nader
11. Is Your Grading Scale Unfair?
Paul Renteln
12. Do Aging Academics Have a Moral Obligation To Retire?
Rosemarie Tong
13. Human Rights of International Students in Higher Education: Theory & Practice
Cher Weixia Chen
14. Secrecy and The University: A Cautionary Case Study
Steve Sanders
Appendix: Shared Governance Policies
Charles Milne
About the Contributors
