| Description |
xii, 142 pages ; 22 cm |
| Summary |
From the president of Wesleyan University, a compassionate and provocative manifesto on the crises confronting higher education In this bracing book, Michael S. Roth stakes out a pragmatist path through the thicket of issues facing colleges today to carry out the mission of higher education. With great empathy, candor, subtlety, and insight, Roth offers a sane approach to the noisy debates surrounding affirmative action, political correctness, and free speech, urging us to envision college as a space in which students are empowered to engage with criticism and with a variety of ideas. Countering the increasing cynical dismissal--from both liberals and conservatives--of the traditional core values of higher education, this book champions the merits of different diversities, including intellectual diversity, with a timely call for universities to embrace boldness, rigor, and practical idealism. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
From access to inclusion -- The use and abuse of political correctness -- Free speech and intellectual diversity. |
| Subject |
Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives.
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Education, Higher -- Social aspects.
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Intellectual freedom.
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Education -- Philosophy.
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Freedom of speech.
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Multicultural education.
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Education, Higher -- Aims and objectives.
(OCoLC)fst00903015
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Education, Higher -- Social aspects.
(OCoLC)fst00903107
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Education -- Philosophy.
(OCoLC)fst00902721
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Freedom of speech. (OCoLC)fst00934044
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Multicultural education. (OCoLC)fst01028816
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| Added Title |
Pragmatist's approach to inclusion, free speech, and political correctness on college campuses |
| ISBN |
0300234856 hardcover |
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9780300234855 hardcover |
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