Screen LibraryControversies on campus : debating the issues confronting American universities in the 21st century /
A comprehensive review of pressing issues roiling American college campuses today, Offers critical arguments for policy formation or reform regarding legal issues, policy issues, and student development issues in higher education.
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| Group Author: | ; |
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Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC,
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| Publisher Address: | Santa Barbara, California : |
| Publication Dates: | [2018] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
A comprehensive review of pressing issues roiling American college campuses today, Offers critical arguments for policy formation or reform regarding legal issues, policy issues, and student development issues in higher education. |
| Carrier Form: | x, 386 pages ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781440852190 1440852197 |
| Index Number: | LA227 |
| CLC: | G649.712 |
| Call Number: | G649.712/C764 |
| Contents: |
Contemporary opportunities and challenges around diversifying American universities. Understanding the controversy around race-based affirmative action in American higher education / Access granted? Challenges, controversies, and opportunities around college access in American higher education / Challenges in retention and access / Undocumented students: welcome or not? / Diversity on campus and the chief diversity officer: purpose and preparation / Contemporary issues surrounding the college curriculum and instructional delivery. Prestige, rankings, and competition for status / Accreditation in the United States / Curriculum reform: the aims and purposes of higher education / Under siege: the future of the liberal arts at State U. / Competency-based education: a disruptive innovation requiring demonstrated performance / Tracing a troubled sector: for-profit higher education's institutional identity / Issues facing American college students in the 21st Century. Social media: dialogues on learning, engagement, activism, and identity / The struggle for equity in intercollegiate athletics / Unfinished business for student veterans: gaps in policy and practice / Guns on campus: are they helping or hurting? / Legal and regulatory issues facing the 21st-Century American university and students. Sexual violence on college campuses / "Open" campus areas and students' First Amendment Speech rights / Substance abuse policies on college campuses: is practice in line with the law? / The impact of the economy and financial policy on contemporary universities. Current trends and issues in college and university endowments / Incorporating innovation and entrepreneurship in STEM programs: the challenges of universities as engines of economic growth / Who benefits? A critical analysis of state merit aid programs and the impact on public higher education institutions / Performance-based funding: the new normal for state accountability policies / The future of public higher education funding: a federal-state partnership / |