This series tackles ethical issues facing faculty members and administrators in higher education.
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AdviceAcademic Ethics: Is ‘Diversity’ the Best Reason for Affirmative Action?
There was, once upon a time, another compelling argument that had nothing to do with demographic markers. -
Advice
Academic Ethics: What Should We Do With Sexual Harassers in Academe?
Should they be barred permanently from teaching? -
First Person
Academic Ethics: The Legal Tangle of ‘Trigger Warnings’
Do teachers have an obligation to warn students about course material that might upset them? -
First Person
Academic Ethics: Rethinking the Justification of Tenure
That a legal mechanism is an imperfect means of promoting a valued end does not mean we should abandon it. -
First Person
Academic Ethics: Defending Faculty Speech
How should universities respond to public attacks on their professors? -
First Person
Academic Ethics: To Rank or Not to Rank?
Should faculty members participate in the “world university rankings” industry?
