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Book SynopsisThis important book explores the various ways that higher education contributes to the realization of significant public ends and examines how leaders can promote and enhance their contribution to the social charter through new policies and best practices. It also shows how other sectors of society, government agencies, foundations, and individuals can partner with institutions of higher education to promote the public good.
Higher Education for the Public Good includes contributions from leaders in the fieldmany of whom participated in dialogues hosted by the National Forum on Higher Education for the Public Good. These leaders are responsible for creating successful strategies, programs, and efforts that foster the public's role in higher education.
Trade Review"One cannot help but develop some of the authors' optimism after reading this book." (
Journal of Higher Education, Spring 2006)
Table of ContentsPreface xiii
About the Authors xxiii
Part One: Exploring the Public Good 1
1 The Special Role of Higher Education in Society: As a Public Good for the Public Good 3
Tony C. Chambers
2 Challenges for Higher Education in Serving the Public Good 23
Adrianna J. Kezar
3 Creating a Metamovement: A Vision Toward Regaining the Public Social Charter 43
Adrianna J. Kezar
Part Two: Public Policy and the Public Good 55
4 State Governance and the Public Good 57
David Longanecker
5 Listening to the Public: A New Agenda for Higher Education? 71
David Mathews
6 Trusteeship and the Public Good 87
Richard Novak, Susan Whealler Johnston
7 The Public Good and a Racially Diverse Democracy 102
Denise O’Neil Green, William T. Trent
Part Three: Cross-Sector Issues and the Public Good 125
8 Liberal Education and the Civic Engagement Gap 127
Carol Geary Schneider
9 The Disciplines and the Public Good 146
Edward Zlotkowski
10 Scholarship for the Public Good: Living in Pasteur’s Quadrant 166
Judith A. Ramaley
Part Four: Institutional Governance and Leadership for the Public Good 183
11 Integrating a Commitment to the Public Good into the Institutional Fabric 185
Lee Benson, Ira Harkavy, Matthew Hartley
12 Rethinking Faculty Roles and Rewards for the Public Good 217
Kelly Ward
13 Institutional Differences in Pursuing the Public Good 235
Barbara A. Holland
Part Five: Individual Leadership for the Public Good 261
14 Leading the Engaged Institution 263
James C. Votruba
15 Preparing Doctoral Students for Faculty Careers That Contribute to the Public Good 272
Ann Austin, Benita J. Barnes
16 Let Us Speak: Including Students’ Voices in the Public Good of Higher Education 293
Stephen John Quaye
17 Presidential Leadership for the Public Good 308
Martha W. Gilliland
Part Six: Concluding Thoughts on the Public Good 315
18 Creating Dialogue: A New Charter and Vision of the Public Good 317
Adrianna J. Kezar
19 Pondering the Social Charter: Critical Reflection for Leaders 326
Tony C. Chambers
Name Index 331
Subject Index 337
