Free Speech

2019 ◽  
pp. 40-53
Author(s):  
Jerrid P. Freeman ◽  
Shana Warkentine Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Free Speech ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
College Campus ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Left And Right ◽  
Extremist Groups

What some may not realize is that extremists are utilizing the college campus as a venue to push their rhetoric and beliefs. These viewpoints are, by nature, polarizing and may bring tension and vitriolic reaction from those in the community and the college campus. Many college missions focus on critical thinking, opportunity, and safety, seeking to create an environment in which all voices can be heard and dialogue across the spectrum is encouraged. Left and right extremist groups bring ideologies that leave little room for discrepant perspectives, limiting opportunity for the learning and personal development that is desired on a college campus. Institutions of higher education seek and desire conversations with varying perspectives and viewpoints being shared on their campuses. When those conversations are coupled with radical behavior and unjust treatment of others, the safe, open, and objective environment college campuses seek to create and maintain is ultimately diminished.

1. Controversial Speakers, Moral Disagreements, and the Middlebury Moment

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-27
Author(s):  
Ashley Floyd Kuntz
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Free Speech ◽  
Moral Epistemology ◽  
Democratic Society ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Student Protests ◽  
Free Inquiry ◽  
The Right

Abstract Student protests have developed on campuses throughout the country in response to controversial speakers. Overwhelmingly, these protests have been framed as conflicts over the right to free speech and the importance of free inquiry on college campuses. This essay reframes conflicts like these as moral disagreements over the role of individuals and institutions in producing and disseminating knowledge that supports or undermines justice within a pluralistic, democratic society. Using the specific case of Charles Murray’s visit to Middlebury College in spring 2017 and drawing insight from social moral epistemology, the essay aims to clarify the moral concerns at stake in clashes over controversial speakers and to identify possibilities to advance the moral aims of institutions of higher education in response to such events.

Improving the Quality of Survey Data on College Campus Woman Abuse: The Contribution of a Supplementary Open-Ended Question

2020 ◽  
pp. 107780122097549
Author(s):  
Walter S. DeKeseredy ◽  
Danielle M. Stoneberg ◽  
James Nolan ◽  
Gabrielle L. Lory
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Higher Education ◽  
Survey Data ◽  
College Campus ◽  
Woman Abuse ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Prevalence Rates ◽  
Methodological Challenge ◽  
Using Data

Obtaining accurate survey data on the prevalence of woman abuse in institutions of higher education continues to be a major methodological challenge. Underreporting is difficult to overcome; yet, there may be effective ways of minimizing this problem. One is adding a supplementary open-ended question to a primarily quantitative questionnaire. Using data derived from the Campus Quality of Life Survey (CQLS), this article examines whether asking respondents to complete such a question increases the prevalence rates of four types of woman abuse and provides information on behaviors that are not included in widely used and validated measures of these harms.

Campus Sexual Violence and Title IX: What is the Role of Restorative Justice Now?

2021 ◽  
pp. 155708512110626
Author(s):  
Shauntey James ◽  
Melanie D. Hetzel-Riggin
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Distributive Justice ◽  
Sexual Violence ◽  
Restorative Justice ◽  
Title Ix ◽  
Sexual Misconduct ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages

Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) have used restorative justice (RJ) to address sexual misconduct on college campuses under Title IX. In 2020, Title IX guidance was codified. The application of RJ under the new policy may create procedural and distributive justice issues. This article (1) defines the new policy; (2) explores suitability of RJ to sexual misconduct and specifically yellow zone behavior under the new policy; (3) discusses justice for the various stakeholders under the guise of advantages and disadvantages; and (4) makes recommendations to strengthen the choice of either implementing or not implementing restorative justice.

Stress and Violence in the Workplace and on Campus

2012 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew L. Hunt ◽  
Aaron W. Hughey ◽  
Monica G. Burke
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
College Campus ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Public Agencies ◽  
Private Companies ◽  
Student Stress ◽  
The Past ◽  
Stress Levels ◽  
Violence In The Workplace ◽  
The Relationship

Levels of stress and violence at work have been increasing globally for the past few decades. Whether the setting is business and industry or a college campus, this disturbing trend affects a growing number of people, including those who do not work directly in these environments. In this paper the authors describe the relationship between stress and violence and offer recommendations as to how managers and administrators can reduce employee and student stress levels and help to prevent hostile behaviour from occurring in private companies, public agencies and institutions of higher education. Proactive strategies for preventing violent incidents are included together with suggestions on how to deal effectively with such incidents when they do arise.

scholarly journals Let’s Celebrate the Humane in the Humanities

Humanities ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 109
Author(s):  
Thomas Willard
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public Good ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Free Society ◽  
Humane Education ◽  
Economic Collapse ◽  
Funding Cuts ◽  
The U.S

The economic collapse in the U.S. during the Covid-19 pandemic has aggravated the problems caused by a generation of funding cuts to institutions of higher education and, with these cuts, the increasing costs for students and their families. The current problems raise anew the questions of what public good is created both by programs in the Humanities and by all forms of higher education. They are not new questions, but the responses often bring out the importance of humane education to a free society. Courses in the Humanities develop more than the skills in communication and critical thinking that employers say they value. Such courses contribute to the personal development, character formation, and emotional intelligence that create a healthy and productive society. The benefits of such education are considerable, but cannot be measured in a strictly business model of higher education such as is often used by institutions balancing budgets, as well as by the overseers to which they report, including regents, politicians, and community affiliates.

Organizing so Black Lives Matter

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Courtney Cole ◽  
Audrey Grace
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Faculty Member ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
White Supremacy ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
Police Brutality ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Black Lives Matter ◽  
Racial Injustice

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to respond to racial injustice and white supremacy, within the context of ongoing Black Lives Matter activism against police brutality through public protests.Design/methodology/approachIn this paper, the authors consider the work of organizing institutions of higher education so that Black Lives Matter.FindingsThe authors offer a number of practical insights and suggestions in order to deal with racial injustice and white supremacy and better support Black faculty, staff and students on college campuses.Originality/valueIn addressing issues of racial injustice and white supremacy on college campuses, the authors bring together our experiences and perspectives as diversity officer and faculty member, respectively.

scholarly journals ¿Qué valoran los estudiantes de un profesor memorable? Un estudio de caso sobre la enseñanza y el aprendizaje en la educación superior / What Makes a Teacher Memorable for Students? A Case Study on Teaching and Learning in Higher Education

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariela Alejandra Coudannes Aguirre
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Educación Superior ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Educacion Superior ◽  
Best Teachers ◽  
Entre Rios

ABSTRACTThe work is part of a research project on educational practices in the training of Teachers of History and Geography of three Argentine universities. In this case the results of the Autonomous University of Entre Rios are analyzed. Focus groups were conducted and history students could talk about their “best” teachers. They were asked what aspects make them memorable and what learning achieved in their classes. While one would expect that the most valued were those who stand out for their intellectual passion, commitment to education, the trend to build critical thinking and good treatment of students, this is not always so. The contradictions between some of the highlighted aspects lead to question and rethink how knowledge is constructed, and what notions of teaching and learning are present in the institutions of higher education in Argentina.RESUMENEl trabajo se enmarca en un proyecto de investigación sobre prácticas educativas en la formación de los profesorados de Historia y Geografía de tres universidades argentinas. En este caso se analizan los resultados obtenidos en la Universidad Autónoma de Entre Ríos. Se realizaron grupos de discusión y los estudiantes de Historia pudieron hablar sobre sus “mejores” profesores. Se les preguntó qué aspectos los hacen memorables y qué aprendizajes lograron en sus clases. Si bien cabría esperar que los más valorados fueran aquellos que se destacan por su pasión intelectual, el compromiso con la educación, la tendencia a la construcción de un pensamiento crítico o el buen trato con los alumnos, ello no siempre resulta así. Las contradicciones entre algunos de los aspectos resaltados llevan a cuestionar y repensar cómo se construye el conocimiento, y qué nociones de enseñanza y aprendizaje están presentes en las instituciones de educación superior en Argentina. Contacto principal: [email protected]

scholarly journals USING STORETELING AS AN INNOVATIVE METHOD DURING THE PROCESS OF TEACHING SOCIAL AND HUMANITARIAN DISCIPLINES IN MEDICAL HEIs

2021 ◽  
pp. 79-85
Author(s):  
M. Kiriachok ◽  
O. Horai ◽  
O. Antonov
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Practical Training ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Pedagogical Practice ◽  
Teaching Aids ◽  
Innovative Method ◽  
Medical Institutions

The article presents the results of scientific analysis of the concept of "storytelling" as a method of teaching, and substantiates its effectiveness in the process of teaching social science and humanitarian disciplines in medical institutions of higher education. Based on the analysis of scientific sources conducted, it was concluded that the method of storytelling provides a wide space for teachers and students allowing their creative cooperation, which results in deep knowledge and personal development of the student. It also helps to increase motivation to learn, creates a healthy psychological microclimate in the team, amplifies and stimulates students’ achievement. The importance of storytelling in the formation of communication skills in future medical professionals is determined; the effectiveness of using this innovative method at different stages of practical training is substantiated; the approximate structure of sample story is determined, as well as the variants of plot that can be used in accordance with the educational purpose are described in detail, and examples of practical implementation of stories in the context of teaching social sciences and humanities in medical institutions of higher education are provided, namely: "Ukrainian language (professionally oriented)", "History of medicine". The possibilities of using technical teaching aids, online tools and mobile applications to create stories and their use in pedagogical practice are identified. The further prospects of scientific research in a certain direction, which may relate to measuring the effectiveness of the method of pedagogical storytelling by conducting a survey among students and/or teaching staff with the further statistical analysis of the data obtained, as well as the formation of guidelines for effective use of storytelling in educational sphere of the Healthcare industry.

Undocumented Undergraduates on College Campuses: Understanding Their Challenges and Assets and What It Takes to Make an Undocufriendly Campus

2015 ◽  
Vol 85 (3) ◽  
pp. 427-463 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carola Suárez-Orozco ◽  
Dalal Katsiaficas ◽  
Olivia Birchall ◽  
Cynthia M. Alcantar ◽  
Edwin Hernandez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
Student Experiences ◽  
Ecological Framework ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Private Institutions ◽  
Risk And Resilience ◽  
Public And Private

In this article, Carola Suárez-Orozco and colleagues investigate how to improve undocumented undergraduate student experiences across a variety of US campuses. The authors draw on a national survey of diverse undocumented undergraduates attending two- and four-year public and private institutions of higher education. Using an ecological framework that accounts for risk and resilience, Suárez-Orozco and colleagues provide insights into the challenges undocumented undergraduates face and the assets they bring as they navigate their educational contexts. The authors also consider the role of campuses in shaping these experiences and make recommendations, based on quantitative data and the perspectives of students, for creating undocufriendly campuses.

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