Description
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.Author: Michael S. Roth
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 11/16/2021
Pages: 168
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.35lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.60d
ISBN13: 9780300261554
ISBN10: 0300261551
BISAC Categories:
- Education | Schools | Levels | Higher
- Education | Inclusive Education
- Education | Philosophy, Theory & Social Aspects
About the Author
Michael S. Roth is president of Wesleyan University and a historian, curator, and teacher. His previous books include Beyond the University: Why Liberal Education Matters.