Public engagement

Editorial Matters – The University as Network News

Mark Rosenfeld

Media and higher education do not inhabit two solitudes. As underscored in this issue, media and academia co-exist, albeit somewhat uncomfortably. They […]

Politics, Public engagement, Public policy

Journalists and Academics as Public Educators

Michelle Stack

Michelle Stack argues that journalism and academe have much in common, both being networks of knowledge that facilitate the noisy, messy process of democratic conversation.

Equity and social justice, Public engagement

Making a Case for Media Engagement

Shari Graydon

Scholars seeking influence should consider the opportunities afforded by the mainstream news media. The voices of academic women are particularly needed.

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Hiring, promotion, and tenure, Public engagement, Universities and the academic mission

Fear and loathing in the academy

Bonnie Stelmach, Jim Parsons, and William C. Frick

Self-centeredness is the core of organizational politics in the university. The antidote for fear and loathing in the academy is a pedagogy of engagement, which means consideration for others.

Art School (Propositions for the 21st Century) - book cover

Arts and culture, Public engagement, Universities and the academic mission

Ethics of Knowledge: Education, Trans-Disciplinarity and Subjectivity

Karen Stanworth

While the specific practices of art schools concern the author, the lessons should concern any academic who questions the ethics of knowledge production, transmission, and application. A review of Steven H. Madoff, ed ., Art School:Propositions for the 21st Century (MIT Press, 2009)

Book covers - "Teach them to Challenge Authority" and "Closed Minds?"

Politics, Public engagement, Teaching and learning

Can closed minds challenge authority?

Anton Allahar

A review of Gregory S. Prince Jr. Teach Them to Challenge Authority: Educating for Healthy Societies. (New York: Continuum, 2008) and Bruce L.R. Smith, Jeremy D. Mayer, and A. Lee. Fritschler, Closed Minds? Politics and Ideology in American Universities (Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press, 2008).

Professors as Public Intellectuals

George Fallis

The responsibility of professors is to carry forward the mission of the university. These responsibilities are often summarized as teaching, research, and […]

Book covers - "In Pursuit of Knowledge" and "What Ever Happened to the Faculty?"

Contract faculty, Governance, Public engagement, Research and innovation, Teaching and learning, Universities and the academic mission

Getting it “just right”: What’s the right combination of values for universities as they adapt to changing social, economic, and political circumstances?

Creso M. Sá

Debora Rhode. In Pursuit of Knowledge: Scholars, Status and Academic Culture. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2006. Mary Burgan. Whatever Happened to the Faculty: Drift and Decision in Higher Education. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.