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From the desk of the dean : the history and future of arts and sciences education / edited by Mary Anne Fitzpatrick and Elizabeth A. Say ; foreword by Sally Mason.
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English
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Columbia, South Carolina : University of South Carolina Press, [2017]
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x, 193 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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LA227.4 .F896 2017
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Humanities
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Study and teaching (Higher)
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Fitzpatrick, Mary Anne
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Say, Elizabeth A.
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Summary note
"For those who have devoted their lives to teaching, learning, and innovation in the arts and sciences, it likely comes as no surprise that there has been a revaluing and devaluing of the work of students and faculty in the arts and sciences fields. In response Mary Anne Fitzpatrick and Elizabeth A. Say offer From the Desk of the Dean, an anthology of original essays by arts and sciences deans and former deans addressing the increasing demands for vocational education at the expense of the liberal arts and sciences. This informative collection examines the challenges in higher education and offers a compelling case for the value of the liberal arts and sciences. To honor the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences (CCAS), the largest association of arts and sciences deans in the country, editors Fitzpatrick and Say, both past presidents of CCAS, have assembled nine essays as well as three section introductions to create From the Desk of the Dean. Their goal is to prompt open discussions about American higher education and the perceived value of degrees in the basic arts and science fields. Many agree that to the public an accounting degree is of greater value than an art history degree and a civil engineering degree has more value than a degree in physics. The contributors to the volume include deans with experience working at public and private universities, large research universities, comprehensive teaching institutions, as well as scholarly and advocacy groups. Their essays, informed by their experiences as leaders who support excellence in teaching, research, and creative activity in the basic fields of human knowledge, examine the many criticisms of higher education and of the faculty and programs in arts and sciences"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Past is prologue : CCAS and deaning after fifty years / Lynn Y. Weiner and Dorothy Abrahamse
Storytelling and the deanship / Nancy A. Gutierrez
Pursuit of a liberal education : a personal story / Paul B. Bell
The role of community colleges in liberal arts education / Theodore Robert Young
Advocating for the humanities and social sciences / Jeffery P. Braden
The academic arms race, individualism, and the arts and sSciences / Valerie Gray Hardcastle
Narratives of the humanities / Pauline Yu
Pathways, potholes, and partnerships : rethinking the future of graduate education / Debra W. Stewart
Enhancing global-U.S. academic partnerships : the case of South Africa / Ihron L. Rensburg
Epilogue : interdisciplinary education through the liberal arts / Donald E. Hall.
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ISBN
9781611178418 ((hardback))
161117841X ((hardback))
LCCN
2016058302
OCLC
986787344
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