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Multiplicity, Belonging, and Free Speech in US Higher Education
Thriving through Current Crises
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Multiplicity, Belonging, and Free Speech in US Higher Education
Thriving through Current Crises
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New realities in US higher education present a multifaceted crisis for students, faculty, administrators, and society at-large. In this original and practical book, Naomi Zack provides incisive diagnoses of pressing problems and prescriptions to reinstate and support US higher education as an intellectually and ethically valuable institution.
Among the problems addressed in this open access book are the US Supreme Court ban of affirmative action; falling enrollment and low retention; downsized and defunded humanities; the unjust situation of adjunct instructors; college firsts confronting social class; student mental health and microaggressions; disruptive free speech; the mind-numbing effects of AI; campus dangers and insecurity; and anti-intellectual ideological political pressure. The new ideas and policy changes proposed here result in a new model of belonging for the multiplicities of race, ethnicity, gender, class, age, and nationality––and more––in current and future college communities.
The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by Lehman College, CUNY.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1. Multiplicity and Belonging: Replacing Affirmative Action and DEI.
Chapter 2. Recruiting and Retaining: Raising Enrollment and Serving Students
Chapter 3. Correcting Adjunct Injustice: Conversion to Lecturers
Chapter 4. Resetting the Humanities: Returning to Intellectual Values
Chapter 5. Social Class á la carte: How Firsts Can Remain Loyale and Still Move Up.
Chapter 6. Student Self-Help for Mental Health: First Person Approaches to Microaggression, Moral Injury, Antisemitism, and Loneliness
Chapter 7. Free Speech, Movements, and Politics: Reclaiming Academic Freedom
Chapter 8. Student Protests, Antisemitism, and Communication: The Importance of Academic Discourse
Chapter 9. All-Hazards Risk Management: Preparing for Natural Disasters, Shooters, Hackers, and AI
Conclusion: College Smart Now
Index
About the Author
Product details
Published | Jan 24 2025 |
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Format | Paperback |
Edition | 1st |
Extent | 240 |
ISBN | 9798881805159 |
Imprint | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
Dimensions | 9 x 6 inches |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |

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