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Book SynopsisIn The Kindness of Strangers, Deni Elliott examines ethically questionable situations that have arisen in response to institutional dependency on external benefactors. Major concerns analyzed include: The increased professionalism of fundraising and of donating, an increased willingness of institutions to cater to the demands of donors, creation of dual roles for faculty, students and staff when they are fundraisers and donors in addition to playing their primary roles in higher education, business-university research partnerships that put business values in conflict of academic values and mission, commercialization of student athletics, and endowment use and investment. Supplemented by a series of carefully selected articles, The Kindness of Strangers needs to be read by anyone who is concerned by higher education''s increasing dependency on corporate and individual donors.
Trade ReviewElliot is a fine scholar and her previous work related to fund-raising in higher education has been outstanding. The Kindness of Strangers is clearly and sensibly blocked out, and hits a lot of issues of great importance. Arguing that the quest for funds has led administrations into practices that betray the trust of alumni and other donors, Elliot writes extremely well and to a considerably large audience. -- David H. Smith, Fredericks Distinguished Visiting Professor of Ethics, DePauw University
Table of ContentsPart 1 Part I Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 The New Landscape of Higher Education Funding Chapter 4 Analyzing Solicitation, Gifts and Donor Requests Chapter 5 The Business of Giving and Getting Chapter 6 What Donors Want Chapter 7 What Corporations Buy Chapter 8 Recipients as Givers Chapter 9 Conclusion Part 10 Part II: Selected Readings Chapter 11 Conceptions of Ethics in Educational Administration Chapter 12 The Ethics and Values of Fund Raising Chapter 13 Toward a Theory of Fund Raising in Higher Education Chapter 14 Justice and Charity Chapter 15 Against Philanthropy: Individual and Corporate Chapter 16 CASE Code of Ethics Chapter 17 CASE Donor's Bill of Rights
