Moral leadership : ethics and the college presidency
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Moral leadership : ethics and the college presidency
(Issues in academic ethics)
Rowman & Littlefield, c2003
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ISBN 9780847689736
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Should the president of a university with a medical school sit on the board of a tobacco company? Should a trustee be involved in the hiring or firing of her spouse? Should a president urge his university's foundation to sell stock in a company to make a political point? In Moral Leadership>, Paul J. Olscamp shows how college presidents and trustees can use basic ethical principles to help make moral decisions like these. Olscamp describes the nature of the college presidency and provides a summary view of western ethical theory, outlining a series of principles relating to morality and obligation. He also examines a series of issues of contemporary importance, including the way higher education sells itself to the public, and the way internal funding is allocated at public universities. Philosophers, administrators, and anyone with an interest in higher education issues will find this book valuable.
Table of Contents
Part 1 Part I Chapter 2 Constituencies Chapter 3 Presidents and Boards of Trustees Chapter 4 The President and the Academic Community Chapter 5 The President and the Governance System Chapter 6 Universities and the Business World Chapter 7 Presidential Obligations to Students and the University Family Part 8 Part II Chapter 9 Congratulations! Now What? Advice for New Presidents Chapter 10 Confessions of a Public University Refugee Chapter 11 An Honor,to a Degree Chapter 12 Creating a Broader Model of Shared Governance Chapter 13 Where Are College Presidents' Voices on Important Public Issues? Chapter 14 The Dumbing Down of College Presidents
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: pbk ISBN 9780847689743
Description
Should the president of a university with a medical school sit on the board of a tobacco company? Should a trustee be involved in the hiring or firing of her spouse? Should a president urge his university's foundation to sell stock in a company to make a political point? In Moral Leadership>, Paul J. Olscamp shows how college presidents and trustees can use basic ethical principles to help make moral decisions like these. Olscamp describes the nature of the college presidency and provides a summary view of western ethical theory, outlining a series of principles relating to morality and obligation. He also examines a series of issues of contemporary importance, including the way higher education sells itself to the public, and the way internal funding is allocated at public universities. Philosophers, administrators, and anyone with an interest in higher education issues will find this book valuable.
Table of Contents
Part 1 Part I Chapter 2 Constituencies Chapter 3 Presidents and Boards of Trustees Chapter 4 The President and the Academic Community Chapter 5 The President and the Governance System Chapter 6 Universities and the Business World Chapter 7 Presidential Obligations to Students and the University Family Part 8 Part II Chapter 9 Congratulations! Now What? Advice for New Presidents Chapter 10 Confessions of a Public University Refugee Chapter 11 An Honor,to a Degree Chapter 12 Creating a Broader Model of Shared Governance Chapter 13 Where Are College Presidents' Voices on Important Public Issues? Chapter 14 The Dumbing Down of College Presidents
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