Publication Date
| In 2025 | 0 |
| Since 2024 | 0 |
| Since 2021 (last 5 years) | 0 |
| Since 2016 (last 10 years) | 0 |
| Since 2006 (last 20 years) | 1 |
Descriptor
Author
| Cross, Theodore | 1 |
| Gross, Neil, Ed. | 1 |
| Menand, Louis, Ed. | 1 |
| Simmons, Solon, Ed. | 1 |
| Thompson, Becky W., Ed. | 1 |
| Tyagi, Sangeeta, Ed. | 1 |
| Wilke, Arthur S., Ed. | 1 |
Publication Type
| Collected Works - General | 5 |
| Books | 4 |
| Journal Articles | 1 |
| Reports - Evaluative | 1 |
| Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
| Higher Education | 1 |
| Postsecondary Education | 1 |
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Direct linkGross, Neil, Ed.; Simmons, Solon, Ed. – Johns Hopkins University Press, 2014
"Professors and Their Politics" tackles the assumption that universities are ivory towers of radicalism with the potential to corrupt conservative youth. Neil Gross and Solon Simmons gather the work of leading sociologists, historians, and other researchers interested in the relationship between politics and higher education to present…
Descriptors: College Faculty, Political Attitudes, Political Influences, Politics of Education
Peer reviewedCross, Theodore; And Others – Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, 1995
Addresses the African American presence in higher education and educational outcomes. Articles cover such topics as the racial composition in universities and colleges and faculty, race relations, enrollment and graduation rates, income differentials, political influences on black education, athletic scholarships, information specifically on black…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Affirmative Action, Black Colleges, Blacks
Thompson, Becky W., Ed.; Tyagi, Sangeeta, Ed. – 1993
This multidisciplinary anthology with chapters by faculty members, administrators, and students consolidates moral and political views of multicultural education and the institutional changes that have taken place in the past 20 years in higher education. Selections include: (1) "Rethinking America: The Practice and Politics of…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Civil Rights, College Faculty, Cultural Differences
Menand, Louis, Ed. – 1996
These nine essays address controversial issues of academic freedom and values at the university level. The book, which was derived from two years of debate and lectures presented to national meetings of the American Association of University Professors, is organized in three sections which address such issues as: the purpose of academic freedom,…
Descriptors: Academic Freedom, Censorship, College Environment, College Faculty
Wilke, Arthur S., Ed. – 1979
The paradoxical state of academe's attempt to crowd individuals into institutions of higher education at a time when jobs for them are evaporating has created a conflict within the academic personnel community for non-tenured faculty struggling to survive. Case studies representing actual experiences of some individuals directly involved in the…
Descriptors: Academic Rank (Professional), Access to Education, Career Ladders, Case Studies
