Providing a comprehensive review of pressing issues roiling American college campuses today, this book is a valuable resource for students and scholars alike.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Foreword.
Contemporary Opportunities and Challenges around Diversifying American Universities.
1: Understanding the Controversy around Race-Based Affirmative Action in American Higher Education.
2: Access Granted? Challenges, Controversies, and Opportunities around College Access in American Higher Education.
3: Challenges in Retention and Access.
4: Undocumented Students: Welcome or Not?.
5: Diversity on Campus and the Chief Diversity Officer: Purpose and Preparation.
Contemporary Issues Surrounding the College Curriculum and Instructional Delivery.
6: Prestige, Rankings, and Competition for Status.
7: Accreditation in the United States.
8: Curriculum Reform: The Aims and Purposes of Higher Education.
9: Under Siege: The Future of the Liberal Arts at State U..
10: Competency-Based Education: A Disruptive Innovation Requiring Demonstrated Performance.
11: Tracing a Troubled Sector: For-Profit Higher Education’s Institutional Identity.
Issues Facing American College Students in the 21st Century.
12: Social Media: Dialogues on Learning, Engagement, Activism, and Identity.
13: The Struggle for Equity in Intercollegiate Athletics.
14: Unfinished Business for Student Veterans: Gaps in Policy and Practice.
15: Guns on Campus: Are They Helping or Hurting?.
Legal and Regulatory Issues Facing the 21st-Century American University and Students.
16: Sexual Violence on College Campuses.
17: “Open” Campus Areas and Students’ First Amendment Speech Rights.
18: Substance Abuse Policies on College Campuses: Is Practice in Line with the Law?.
The Impact of the Economy and Financial Policy on Contemporary Universities.
19: Current Trends and Issues in College and University Endowments.
20: Incorporating Innovation and Entrepreneurship in STEM Programs: The Challenges of Universities as Engines of Economic Growth.
