Campus In Crisis

Author : Mark C. Taylor
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2010-08-31
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780307594600

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Crisis on Campus by Mark C. Taylor Pdf

A provocative look at the troubled present state of American higher education and a passionately argued and learned manifesto for its future. In Crisis on Campus, Mark C. Taylor—chair of the Department of Religion at Columbia University and a former professor at Williams College—expands on and refines the ideas presented in his widely read and hugely controversial 2009 New York Times op-ed. His suggestions for the ivory tower are both thought-provoking and rigorous: End tenure. Restructure departments to encourage greater cooperation among existing disciplines. Emphasize teaching rather than increasingly rarefied research. And bring that teaching to new domains, using emergent online networks to connect students worldwide. As a nation, he argues, we fail to make such necessary and sweeping changes at our peril. Taylor shows us the already-rampant consequences of decades of organizational neglect. We see promising graduate students in a distinctly unpromising job market, relegated—if they’re lucky—to positions that take little advantage of their training and talent. We see recent undergraduates with massive burdens of debt, and anxious parents anticipating the inflated tuitions we will see in ten or twenty years. We also see students at all levels chafing under the restrictions of traditional higher education, from the structures of assignments to limits on courses of study. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Accommodating the students of today and anticipating those of tomorrow, attuned to schools’ financial woes and the skyrocketing cost of education, Taylor imagines a new system—one as improvisational, as responsive to new technologies and as innovative as are the young members of the iPod and Facebook generation. In Crisis on Campus, we have an iconoclastic, necessary catalyst for a national debate long overdue.

Author : Eugene L. Zdziarski,Norbert W. Dunkel,J. Michael Rollo
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 363 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-29
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000285130

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Campus Crisis Management by Eugene L. Zdziarski,Norbert W. Dunkel,J. Michael Rollo Pdf

Campus Crisis Management is a practical resource that helps campus administrators evaluate, revise, or establish a comprehensive crisis management plan appropriate for their college or university. Filled with examples, assessment tools, and checklists, this book describes the individuals who should be involved in developing a campus plan, what a plan should include, as well as a variety of crisis events and issues that should be addressed in a comprehensive crisis management plan. Including contributions from renowned practitioners at all levels, this fully revised, new edition contains the must-have information on crisis management, such as: How to develop a comprehensive crisis management system The different types of crises using the crisis matrix The structure, operation, and training of a crisis team Strategies for working with the media New chapters addressing behavioral intervention teams, active shooter situations, Title IX guidance, campus demonstrations, outbreaks of infectious and contagious diseases, and special event management. From a senior administrator working with an institution-wide emergency operations team, to a new professional looking to develop plans and protocols to respond to critical incidents, Campus Crisis Management is a comprehensive guide to planning and preparing for campus emergencies of any scale.

Author : Tom Slater
Publisher : Springer
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781137587862

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Unsafe Space by Tom Slater Pdf

The academy is in crisis. Students call for speakers to be banned, books to be slapped with trigger warnings and university to be a Safe Space, free of offensive words or upsetting ideas. But as tempting as it is to write off intolerant students as a generational blip, or a science experiment gone wrong, they’ve been getting their ideas from somewhere. Bringing together leading journalists, academics and agitators from the US and UK, Unsafe Space is a wake-up call. From the war on lad culture to the clampdown on climate sceptics, we need to resist all attempts to curtail free speech on campus. But society also needs to take a long, hard look at itself. Our inability to stick up for our founding, liberal values, to insist that the free exchange of ideas should always be a risky business, has eroded free speech from within.

Author : Eugene L. Zdziarski,Norbert W. Dunkel,J. Michael Rollo
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2007-03-30
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780787978747

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Campus Crisis Management by Eugene L. Zdziarski,Norbert W. Dunkel,J. Michael Rollo Pdf

A practical, hands-on resource that is filled with examples,samples, forms, and checklists, Campus Crisis Managementwill help administrators evaluate, revise, or establish acomprehensive crisis management plan appropriate for theirinstitution. Campus Crisis Management contains the must-haveinformation on crisis management and · Explains how todevelop a comprehensive crisis management system · Identifies thedifferent types of crises using the Crisis Matrix · Examines thestructure, operation, and training of a crisis team · Presents acomprehensive approach for developing a campus crisis managementplan · Exploresstrategies for working with the media · Tells how towork with outside agencies · Includesinformation on critical incident stress management

Author : Buell Gordon Gallagher
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015003483511

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Campus in Crisis by Buell Gordon Gallagher Pdf

Author : Richard Kadison,Theresa Foy DiGeronimo
Publisher : Jossey-Bass
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2005-09-02
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:49015003148070

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College of the Overwhelmed by Richard Kadison,Theresa Foy DiGeronimo Pdf

"Written for parents, students, college counselors, and administrators, College of the Overwhelmed is a landmark book that explores the stressors that cause so many college students to suffer psychological problems. The book is filled with insights and stories about the current mental health crisis on our nation's campuses and offers a hands-on guide for helping students overcome stress and succeed in a college environment." "The book includes the personal stories of students under stress and describes how they overcame a variety of problems. The authors discuss the warning signs and symptoms of common problems, including depression, sleep disorders, substance abuse, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, impulsive behaviors, and suicide." "In addition, this vital resource offers students checklists, tips, and advice for reducing the day-to-day stresses of college life."--Jacket.

Author : Jeffrey R. Docking,Carman C. Curton
Publisher : MSU Press
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781628951332

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Crisis in Higher Education by Jeffrey R. Docking,Carman C. Curton Pdf

In 2005 Adrian College was home to 840 enrolled students and had a tuition income of $8.54 million. By fall of 2011, enrollment had soared to 1,688, and tuition income had increased to $20.45 million. For the first time in years, the small liberal arts college was financially viable. Adrian College experienced this remarkable growth during the worst American economy in seventy years and in a state ravaged by the decline of the big three auto companies. How, exactly, did this turnaround happen? Crisis in Higher Education: A Plan to Save Small Liberal Arts Colleges in America was written to facilitate replication and generalization of Adrian College’s tremendous enrollment growth and retention success since 2005. This book directly addresses the economic competitiveness of small four-year institutions of higher education and presents an evidence-based solution to the enrollment and economic crises faced by many small liberal arts colleges throughout the country.

Author : Gretchen M. Bataille,Diana I. Cordova
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2023-07-03
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000981339

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Managing the Unthinkable by Gretchen M. Bataille,Diana I. Cordova Pdf

Crises are no strangers on campuses—whether the deaths of students, severe weather events, athletic wrongdoing, crime, or student or employee malfeasance. How leaders respond can save lives, strengthen the institution, and comfort the community—or compromise reputations and result in scandal.Risk management and readiness are not often at the top of the list of what presidents and their boards must do, but in a time of ongoing change, instantaneous communication, and media scrutiny, they risk their jobs and their institutional reputation if they do not heed the messages conveyed in this book. Gretchen Bataille and Diana Cordova, with extensive and varied experiences that include a university presidency, directing senior leadership programs, and counseling presidents and senior administrators faced with critical campus events – together with 22 presidents, seasoned leaders in higher education, and media experts – provide forthright, firsthand advice on preparing for and managing a crisis, as well on handling the emotional, and often long-term, toll that can result from dramatic events on campus. Through the examples of those who have successfully managed crises, this book provides expert insights and guidance on preparedness, assigning roles and responsibilities, and planning for contingencies ahead of time so that, in the moment, when there is pressure for immediate response that will be scrutinized by the media, by the public, and by the local constituencies, leaders can act with confidence.The contributors emphasize the crucial importance of ethical behavior, the need for clear protocols for how all employees should handle problematic issues, and the need for mechanisms that allow employees and students to report problems without fear of retribution. Creating an atmosphere of transparency, accountability, and ethical behavior isn’t something a leader does when a scandal strikes to protect a reputation; it’s what leaders must do to reinforce their good name every day.For senior leaders and board members not in the throes of managing a crisis, this book outlines what needs to be done to be prepared and offers extensive resources for further reading.

Author : Richard Hil,Kristen Lyons,Fern Thompsett
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2021-12-22
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000486025

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Transforming Universities in the Midst of Global Crisis by Richard Hil,Kristen Lyons,Fern Thompsett Pdf

This book calls into question the colonial and neoliberal university, presenting alternative models of higher education that can more effectively respond to today’s intersecting social, economic, environmental and political crises. The authors argue that universities should be driven by a different set of core values – one that promotes the common good over private or commercial interests, individualism and market fundamentalism. Presenting a broad range of educational initiatives from around the world that reflect life-affirming regenerative and relational practices, Indigenous intellectual sovereignty, and principles of social and ecological justice, the authors contend that pathways toward transforming higher education already exist within and without the university. This task, say the authors, is urgent and necessary if universities and other institutions are to hold relevance in a rapidly changing global environment. This book makes a unique contribution to critiques of the modern, neoliberal university by looking for alternatives within and beyond traditional institutions of higher education. In doing so, the authors dismantle the longstanding 'ivory tower' image of the university, instead resituating education within broader social and ecological communities. Transforming Universities in the Midst of Global Crisis is aimed at all those who have a direct or indirect interest and stake in universities, from the general reader to futurists, ecologists as well as students, academics, administrators, managers, policy makers and politicians.

Author : Wilfried Decoo
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2001-12-21
Category : Education
ISBN : 0262262436

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Crisis on Campus by Wilfried Decoo Pdf

A comprehensive guide to the handling of cases of academic misconduct. Crisis on Campus presents an overview of the phenomenon and handling of academic misconduct. After a brief historical background, it discusses contemporary circumstances that affect the nature and frequency of academic misconduct. It then details the phases of misconduct discovery and investigation: detection, analysis, assessment, reporting, and institutional handling. The final chapter deals with prevention. The book focuses on concrete cases, showing the complexities and ambiguities in dealing with presumed academic misconduct. The book also provides practical advice to both whistle-blowers and those accused of academic misconduct. The book pays special attention to plagiarism as one of the most frequent but also most complex forms of academic misconduct. It analyzes the various degrees of possible plagiarism, detection techniques, challenges in proving plagiarism, and denial tactics. It gives valuable advice on how to report and handle cases of alleged plagiarism, both by students and by professionals.

Author : Duncan Koerber
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781442609228

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Crisis Communication in Canada by Duncan Koerber Pdf

Crisis Communication in Canada offers a unique scholarly and professional contribution, synthesizing recent research and providing a context for practical advice.

Author : Rick A. Myer,Richard K. James,Patrice Moulton
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 477 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2010-11-17
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780470926796

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This is Not a Firedrill by Rick A. Myer,Richard K. James,Patrice Moulton Pdf

Practical Information and Tools to Create and Implement a Comprehensive College Campus Crisis Management Program Written by three seasoned crisis intervention/prevention specialists with over fifty years combined experience in the field, This is NOT a Fire Drill: Crisis Intervention and Prevention on College Campuses is a practical guide to creating a comprehensive college campus crisis management program. Authors Rick Myer, Richard James, and Patrice Moulton provide university administrators, faculty, and staff with invaluable hands-on examples, general tactics, and strategies along with specific prevention, intervention, and post-crisis logistics and techniques that can be applied to almost any crisis likely to be confronted on a college campus. This is NOT a Fire Drill features a host of helpful resources, including: A proven individual/organization assessment tool to ensure school professionals and staff take appropriate action to protect students, the college, and the community Thought-provoking case examples, activities, and illustrative dialogues that provide opportunities for reflection and practice A checklist to get a crisis prevention and intervention plan for human dilemmas up and running A decision-tree model to guide the response and recovery to crisis This is NOT a Fire Drill provides the necessary tools to address the emotional, cognitive, and behavioral responses of students and staff as they attempt to negotiate a crisis and its aftermath.

Author : Roger Kimball
Publisher : Ivan R. Dee Publisher
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Education
ISBN : 1566637961

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Tenured Radicals by Roger Kimball Pdf

Since Tenured Radicals first appeared in 1990, it has achieved a stature as the leading critique of the ways in which the humanities are now taught and studied at American universities. Trenchant and witty, it lays bare the sham of what now passes for serious academic pursuit in too many circles. In this new edition, completely reset, Roger Kimball has brought the text up to date and has added a new Introduction. Those who have never read Tenured Radicals are in for a treat; others may find a second reading worth their while. "Mr. Kimball names his enemies precisely.... This book will breed fistfights."-Roger Rosenblatt, New York Times Book Review. "All persons serious about education should see it."-Allan Bloom, author of The Closing of the American Mind. "Tenured Radicals is a withering critique."-Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World. "A bravado performance of critical journalism...a vivid, up-to-the-minute account, alternately amusing and dismaying, of the takeover of the academy by ideology."-Robert Alter, Newsday. "A stinging account.... The commonsense approach of Tenured Radicals provokes constant reflections and occasional laughter at the squirming victims."-Roger Shattuck, author of The Banquet Years.

Author : David Jay Bercuson,Robert Bothwell,J. L. Granatstein
Publisher : Vintage Canada
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Education, Higher
ISBN : 0679309632

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Petrified Campus by David Jay Bercuson,Robert Bothwell,J. L. Granatstein Pdf

In 1984, a book called The Great Brain Robbery: Canada's Universities on the Road to Ruin became a controversial bestseller and caused a media uproar. Canada has undergone drastic changes since then. The Great Brain Robbery's authors, renowned historians David Bercuson, Robert Bothwell, and J.L. Granatstein, felt compelled to re-examine Canada's university system for the nineties. What they found there did not please them, and the impact it will have on all Canadians could be disastrous.

Author : James D. Hardy, Jr.,Ann Martin
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-23
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781476629100

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Campus Crisis by James D. Hardy, Jr.,Ann Martin Pdf

Universities have stood for 900 years in Western culture with most of their institutional structures essentially unchanged. They still serve three basic functions: educating the faculty, teaching students and gathering knowledge. Funding is, and always has been, the main difficulty within universities and most of the problems critics point to can be traced to a lack of it--universities, it seems, are always in crisis. The authors demonstrate that universities are in fact doing well. They generate an immense amount of research and drive the development of new technologies. On the whole, faculty members teach pretty well and students are in fact learning (at least something), and the challenges of inadequate funding are faced with adequate success.