Moral Problems in Higher Education - Paperback

by Steven M. Cahn (Editor)

Moral Problems in Higher Education brings together key essays that explore ethical issues in academia. The editor and contributors - all noted philosophers and educators - consider such topics as academic freedom and tenure, free speech on campus, sexual harassment, preferential student admissions, affirmative action in faculty appointments, and the ideal of a politically neutral university. Chapters address possible restrictions on research because of moral concerns, the structure of peer review, telling the truth to colleagues and students, and concerns raised by intercollegiate athletics. Cahn selects two key readings in each are to offer a readable introductory guide to these critical subjects for students studying academic ethics and higher education policy. In addition to the selections and a general introduction, Cahn provides study questions for use in the classroom.

Author Biography

Steven M. Cahn is Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, where he served for nearly a decade as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, then as Acting President. Among the nineteen books he has authored are Saints and Scamps: Ethics in Academia, 25tth Anniversary Edition; From Student to Scholar: A Candid Guide to Becoming a Professor; Inside Academia: Professors, Politics, and Policies; and Navigating Academic Life: How the System Works. He has edited forty-eight books, including Classics of Western Philosophy, Eighth Edition; Classic and Contemporary Readings in the Philosophy of Education, Second Edition; The Affirmative Action Debate, Second Edition; Philosophy of Education: The Essential Texts; and Exploring Ethics: An Introductory Anthology, Fifth Edition.