Multiplicity, Belonging, and Free Speech in US Higher Education - Thriving through Current Crises

New realities on campuses across the country have thrown US higher education into crisis. This book provides new ideas for facing the main challenges and problems, resulting in a new model of belonging for the multiplicities of race, ethnicity, gender, class, age, and nationality--and more--in actual and potential college communities.

List of contents

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1. Multiplicity and Belonging: Replacing Affirmative Action and DEI.
Chapter 2. Recruiting and Retaining: Raising Enrollment and Serving Students
Chapter 3. Correcting Adjunct Injustice: Conversion to Lecturers
Chapter 4. Resetting the Humanities: Returning to Intellectual Values
Chapter 5. Social Class á la carte: How Firsts Can Remain Loyale and Still Move Up.
Chapter 6. Student Self-Help for Mental Health: First Person Approaches to Microaggression, Moral Injury, Antisemitism, and Loneliness
Chapter 7. Free Speech, Movements, and Politics: Reclaiming Academic Freedom
Chapter 8. Student Protests, Antisemitism, and Communication: The Importance of Academic Discourse
Chapter 9. All-Hazards Risk Management: Preparing for Natural Disasters, Shooters, Hackers, and AI
Conclusion: College Smart Now
Index
About the Author

About the author

Naomi Zack is professor of philosophy at Lehman College, CUNY. Her recent books are: Ethics and Race: Past and Present Intersections and Controversies, The American Tragedy of COVID-19: Social and Political Crises of 2020, Progressive Anonymity: From Identity Politics to Evidence-Based Government , and Reviving the Social Compact: Inclusive Citizenship in an Age of Extreme Politics.

Product details

• Authors: Naomi Zack, Zack Naomi
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.01.2025
• EAN: 9798881805159
• ISBN: 979-8-8818-0515-9
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; EDUCATION / Student Life & Student Affairs, EDUCATION / Violence & Harassment, Organization & management of education, Educational strategies & policy, Violence in society, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Educational administration & organization, Student life, Advice on education, Violence & abuse in society, Students & Student Organisations, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher