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Universities and colleges have become hotbeds of scandal. For these institutions to reclaim their respected status, the ethical foundations of higher education must be examined and rebuilt. This book gathers faculty and administrators from some of the most respected schools to examines the current situation and pave the way for change.
List of contents
INTRODUCTION
1. University Ethics Overview WANDA TEAYS
2. Scandals & Injustices ALISON DUNDES RENTELN
PART ONE: Ethical Frameworks
3. Academic Integrity MICHAEL BOYLAN
4. Academic Freedom ERWIN CHEMERINSKY
5. Research Ethics MAYA SABATELLO
6. Technology Privacy & Surveillance GLEN MILLER
PART TWO: The Community
7. Administration JOSE GOMEZ
8. Faculty & Shared Governance DARIN DOCKSTADER
9. Student Health & Life ZENON CULVERHOUSE
10. Athletes & Coaches JONATHAN LILLJEBLAD
11. Campus Police RITA MANNING
PART THREE: The Challenges
12. Admissions' Controversies TBA
13. Bias, Prejudice & Discrimination JANE JUNN
14. Gender, Diversity & Race MELINA ABDULLAH
15. Ethical issues with Aging Faculty ROSEMARIE TONG
16. Ethical Issues with International Students and Faculty CHER CHEN
The book is divided into three parts: (1) Ethical Frameworks, (2) The Community, and (3) The
Challenges.
PART ONE: In the first part, Ethical Frameworks, the contributors examine academic integrity,
academic freedom, research ethics, and technology and privacy. Each one of these entails policies
and regulations meant to govern key aspects of the university. The contributors to Part One are
Michael Boylan, Erwin Chemerinsky, Maya Sabatello, and Glen Miller.
PART TWO: The second part, The Community, focuses on the community-the people who make
up and give life to the University. These are the administration and staff, faculty, students,
athletes and coaches, and campus police. The contributors to Part Two are Jose Gomez, Darin
Dockstader, Zenon Culverhouse, Jonathan Liljeblad, and Rita Manning.
PART THREE: The third and last part of the book, The Challenges, examines the ethical dilemmas
facing universities. These are admissions' controversies, bias, prejudice and discrimination, gender,
diversity and race, aging faculty, and international students and faculty. The contributors to Part
Three are TBA (awaiting confirmation), Jane Junn, Melina Abdullah, Rosemarie Tong, and Cher
Chen.
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Edited by Wanda Teays and Alison Dundes Renteln
