Higher Ground

Ethics and Leadership in the Modern University

Inbunden, Engelska, 2006

Av Nannerl O. Keohane, Nannerl O Keohane

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Nannerl O. Keohane is one of the most widely respected leaders in higher education. A political theorist who served as President of Wellesley College and Duke University, she has firsthand knowledge of the challenges facing modern universities: rising costs, the temptations of “corporatization,” consumerist students, nomadic faculty members, and a bewildering wave of new technologies. Her views on these issues and on the role and future of higher education are captured in Higher Ground, a collection of speeches and essays that she wrote over a twenty-year period.Keohane regards colleges and universities as intergenerational partnerships in learning and discovery, whose compelling purposes include not only teaching and research but also service to society. Their mission is to equip students with a moral education, not simply preparation for a career or professional school. But the modern era has presented universities and their leadership with unprecedented new challenges. Keohane worries about access to education in a world of rising costs and increasing economic inequality, and about threats to academic freedom and expressions of opinion on campus. She considers diversity as a key educational tool in our increasingly pluralistic campuses, ponders the impact of information technologies on the university’s core mission, and explores the challenges facing universities as they become more “global” institutions, serving far-flung constituencies while at the same time contributing to the cities and towns that are their institutional homes.Reflecting on the role of contemporary university leaders, Keohane asserts that while they have many problems to grapple with, they will find creative ways of dealing with them, just as their predecessors have done.

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Utgivningsdatum2006-04-25
Mått164 x 237 x 25 mm
Vikt581 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor277
FörlagDuke University Press
ISBN9780822337867

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Nannerl O. Keohane was President of Duke University from 1993 to 2004 and of Wellesley College from 1981 to 1993; she was Professor of Political Science at both institutions. She has taught at Stanford University, Swarthmore College, and the University of Pennsylvania. In addition to numerous honorary degrees, her honors include the 2003 Marshall Medal. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a member of the National Women’s Hall of Fame, and a member of the Harvard Corporation. Keohane is currently Laurance S. Rockefeller Distinguished Visiting Professor of Public Affairs in the Woodrow Wilson School and the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University.

Acknowledgments viiIntroduction 1Part I. Articles and Speeches Collaboration and Leadership: Are They in Conflict? 37The University in the Twenty-first Century 52The Mission of the Research University 59Pro Bono Publico: Institutional Leadership and the Public Good 84Moral Education in the Modern University 98More Power to the President? 112The American Campus: From Colonial Seminary to Global Multidiversity 120ACE Address: The Atwell Lecture 140The Liberal Arts and the Role of Élite Higher Education 157"You Say You Want a Revolution?" Well . . . 178When Should a College President Use the Bully Pulpit? 187Are We There Yet? 192Part II. Duke University Addresses Opening Convocation Address 209Inaugural Address 218The University of the Future 229Address to the Faculty 241Threats to Academic Freedom 250Founders' Day Address 253Notes 263Index 277

“Higher Ground is the work of a distinguished university president who has something to say. The totality of Nannerl O. Keohane’s work represented here says much that is really important about the state of the modern American university and the values it ought to represent.”-Donald Kennedy, President Emeritus, Stanford University “In addition to being one of the most successful university presidents of the 1990s and early 2000s, Nannerl O. Keohane was one of the most thoughtful, and it’s excellent to have her thoughts preserved in this book. Her special virtues are all here: her grace of manner, her unfailing clarity of mind, her forthrightness and honesty, and her abiding sense of the ethical dimensions of the university’s project.”-Richard H. Brodhead, President, Duke University “The special value of Higher Ground resides in Nannerl O. Keohane’s stature as one of the nation’s most respected university presidents, and in the unique combination of experiences that undergird her perspectives-those of a political philosopher who has served as president of two very different yet excellent institutions, Wellesley College and Duke University. Ringing throughout this volume is a deep commitment to the fundamental values of the academy. Keohane wrestles with the meaning and application of ancient goals to today’s fast-paced and complex university world.”-Charles M. Vest, President Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology “Keohane’s is a thoughtful, passionate and forthright voice with much to say that will be of interest to those in a leadership role, or with a scholarly interest in higher education governance. She raises questions that are complex, and sometimes discomforting, for the sector’s leaders. They are, however, fundamental, and the reflections on ethical leadership of this well-respected theorist and practitioner make a distinctive and important contribution to the field.” - Charlotte Woods (Educational Review) "Despite a long career in higher education, Keohane retains the enthusiasm of a first-year student when talking about the excitement of life on college campuses. . . . Keohane's approach is a refreshing blend of vision and practicality. . . . Cleary written and peppered with personal anecdotes that make for accessible reading." (Library Journal)