Description
Book SynopsisHighlighting ethical leadership strategies, Conversations on Ethical Leadership explores what makes for strong, well-informed, morally sound decision-making at all levels of an organization. In addressing a range of challenges faced by universities and applying those lessons to the broader community of the public and private sectors, Ingrid Leman Stefanovic and her contributors tackle a host of issues related to advancing ethics, diversity, inclusiveness, and the art of moral leadership.
Each chapter, written by an author with roots in the academy, includes a subsequent commentary by a community leader who highlights the broader takeaways that emerge for society from the university experience. In this way, the book becomes a conversation between the academic and non-academic worlds about issues that affect any prominent organization. It offers a unique range of novel and timely topics, from responsibility-centred budgeting to post-pandemic planning, responsiveness to c
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations and Tables Acknowledgements Introductory Remarks: Opening the Conversation Ingrid Leman Stefanovic Part One: The Sustainable University 1. Universities and the Ethics of Environment Ingrid Leman Stefanovic and Simone Hausknecht Commentary: Todd Latham 2. University Responses to and Obligations for Business Air Travel Emissions John Robinson, Dione Dias, Ayako Ariga, Rashad Brugmann, Nicolas Côté, Meghan Henderson, Andrea Muehlebach, Rutu Patel, Jennifer Puskar, and Peter Vuong Commentary: Kevin Nilsen Part Two: Pursuing Excellence and Integrity 3. Resourcing the Pursuit of Academic Excellence Gordon M. Myers Commentary: Esther Bergman 4. Aspiring to the Transformational: Building upon a Holistic Approach to Academic Integrity in Higher Education Emma J. Thacker Commentary: Sue McGeachie 5. Openness, Responsiveness, and Discomfort: A Relational Approach to Student-Centred Leadership Sarah J. King Commentary: Lois Lindsay Part Three: Community Engagement and Diversity 6. Leadership, Vision, and the Role of Chancellor in University Governance Anne Giardini Commentary: B. Alexander Leman 7. Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Closing Gaps and Opening Minds Tricia Glazebrook Commentary: Margie Zeidler 8. Critical Issues in Architecture / Engaged, Ethical Architectural Education Thomas Barrie Commentary: Sabrina Leman 9. Indigenous Leadership and Governance, and Reconciliation D. McGregor, L. McGregor, C. Peltier, and S. Manitowabi Commentary: Anne Koven and Stephanie Seymour Part Four: The Ethics of Expression 10. Guiding Creativity and Controversy: A Faith-Based University Experience J. Harry Fernhout Commentary: Nada Conic 11. University Governance and Campus Speech L.W. Sumner Commentary: Christopher Ollson Part Five: The Art of Leadership 12. Spaces of Virtue in Universities Bruce B. Janz Commentary: Indira Samaresekera 13. The Art of Having the Right Thing Happen Robert Mugerauer Commentary: David Miller Closing Remarks 14. Building a University’s Sense of Place Ingrid Leman Stefanovic List of Chapter Contributors List of Commentary Contributors Index
