Todd C Ream

Ernest L. Boyer: Hope for Today S Universities Todd C Ream

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: Foreword Shaping the Debate: A Reflection on Ernest L. Boyer's Approach to Education Policy"Mary Taylor Huber" Acknowledgments Introduction Facing Not So New Realities"Todd C. Ream and John M. Braxton" 1. The Financial Crisis"John J. Cheslock" Thinking About the Unthinkable: Tuition and Student Fees in Public Higher Education Financing Higher Education: Reshaping National Priorities 2. General Education and the Quest for Purpose"Cynthia A. Wells" The Core of Learning The Core Curriculum: A Critique of Uncriticized Assumptions General Education: The Integrated Core 3. Leading Academic"David S. Guthrie" Leadership: A Clear and Vital Mission Academic Leadership: Some Personal Reflections Reflections on Higher Education in the 1980s Rebirth of Leadership from the Ashes of Bureaucracy 4. (Re) Defining Scholarship"Claire Howell Major" Naumburg Memorial Lecture The New American Scholar Assessing Scholarship 5. Crisis in Student Community"Robert D. Reason, Ezekiel W. Kimball, and Jessica Bennett" Education 2000: New Wine, New Bottles The Greatness of a University The Educated Heart: The Social and Moral Imperatives of Education 6. Access to College is About Equality of Opportunity"Vasti Torres" Boyer Calls for Equity in Five-Point Strategy Higher Education: Access and Excellence Celebrating Diversity: Building Community Foreword: History of Empire State College Excellence and Equity 7. Which Public to Serve"Kelly Ward" Higher Education: Priorities for the Future The Engaged Scholar Conclusion: Inspiring Hope"Todd C. Ream and John M. Braxton" Afterword: Education for the Common Good"Marty Kaplan" Bibliography Contributors IndexReview Quotes: Such a marvelous tribute to Ernest Boyer is richly deserved and a long time coming. I can think of no one more instrumental in the advancement of education in our era, and the State University of New York was profoundly shaped by his leadership. This volume and its lessons will go a long way toward guiding and inspiring generations of teachers and administrators. Nancy L. Zimpher, Chancellor, The State University of New York"Biographical Note: Todd C. Ream is Professor of Higher Education at Taylor University and Research Fellow with Baylor University s Institute for Studies of Religion. He is the coauthor of several books, including "The Idea of a Christian College: A Reexamination for Today s Universit"y and "Christian Faith and Scholarship: An Exploration of Contemporary Developments."John M. Braxton is Professor of Education at Vanderbilt University. He is the coeditor of several books, including "Rethinking College Student Retention and Professors Behaving Badly: Faculty Misconduct in Graduate Education."" Contributor Bio:  Ream, Todd C Todd C. Ream (PhD, Pennsylvania State University) is Professor of Higher Education at Taylor University and a research fellow with Baylor University's Institute for Studies of Religion. Perry L. Glanzer (PhD, University of Southern California) is Professor of Educational Foundations and a faculty fellow with the Institute for Studies of Religion at Baylor University. Together, they serve as the book review editors for Christian Scholar's Review and are the authors of Christian Faith and Scholarship: An Exploration of Contemporary Developments and Christianity and Moral Identity in Higher Education. Contributor Bio:  Braxton, John M John M. Braxton is Professor of Higher Education in the Department of Leadership, Policy and Organizations at Vanderbilt University's Peabody College.