Universities and colleges across the United States have become hotbeds of administrative, academic, financial, and sexual scandals. As each new case comes to light, the societal value of higher education systems crumbles away. It is clear that in order 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. Chapters address such topics as privacy, shared governance, adjunct instructors, student athletics, campus policing, pedagogy and rubric review, aging scholars, international students, and secrecy and public relations. Reviewing the challenges and opportunities that face the higher education system, 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 of institutional integrity.
Wanda Teays is a professor of philosophy emerita at Mount Saint Mary's University (MSMU) in Los Angeles. She is the author of Doctors and Torture; Business Ethics Through Movies: A Case Study Approach; Seeing the Light: Exploring Ethics Through Movies, and Second Thoughts: Critical Thinking for a Diverse Society. She is editor of Analyzing Violence Against Women; Reshaping Philosophy: Michael Boylan's Narrative Fiction; and co-editor of Ethics in the AI, Technology, and Information Age, Global Bioethics & Human Rights; and Bioethics, Justice & Health Care. In her 30 years at MSMU she was Philosophy Department Chair and served as chair on numerous faculty committees, including the Academic Integrity Committee, the Academic Freedom Committee, and the Faculty Policy Committee. Alison Dundes Renteln, is professor of political science, anthropology, law, and public policy at USC. She is the author of seventy articles and author or co-editor of: The Cultural Defense (2004), Cultural Law (2010), Images and Human Rights ( 2018), and Global Bioethics and Human Rights (2020). For decades Renteln taught judges, lawyers, court interpreters, jury consultants, and police officers at professional meetings. She collaborated with the UN on implementing the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, lectured on comparative legal ethics at ABA-sponsored conferences, and served on a California committee of Human Rights Watch. In 2020 she was elected a member of the Board of Trustees for the Law and Society Association and appointed to the California State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
Acknowledgements Preface, Wanda Teays Part I: Ethical Frameworks Chapter 1. Scandals and Historic Injustices at Universities: An Argument for Greater Accountability, Alison Dundes Renteln Chapter 2. Ethical Foundations For Institutional Integrity, Wanda Teays Chapter 3. Privacy, Play, and the Digitalization of the University, Glen Miller and Cora Drozd Part II: The Community Chapter 4. Shared Governance in Higher Education, Darin Dockstader, Mathew Mahrt, and Charles Milne Chapter 5. Academic Libraries: Advocating for an Ethical University, Robert V. Labaree and Melissa L. Miller Chapter 6. The Use of Adjuncts Within Colleges and Universities, Michael Boylan Chapter 7. Rights-Based Approaches to the Treatment of Student Athletes, Jonathan Liljeblad Chapter 8. Campus Policing: What Authority and Limits are Appropriate?, Rita Manning Part III: Challenges Chapter 9. The Role of the Humanities in Trauma-Informed Pedagogy, Zenon Culverhouse Chapter 10. Pedagogical Issues: The Gen Ed Challenge, Laura Nader Chapter 11. Is Your Grading Scale Unfair?, Paul Renteln Chapter 12. Do Aging Academics Have a Moral Obligation To Retire?, Rosemarie Tong Chapter 13. Ethical Issues With International Students and Faculty, Cher Weixia Chen Chapter 14. Secrecy and The University: A Cautionary Case Study, Steve Sanders Appendix: Shared Governance Policies, Charles Milne About the Authors
