Table of Contents

List of Charts, Figures, Tables – Joseph L. DeVitis/Pietro A. Sasso: Introduction – Johann N. Neem: What Is College for? – Patricia A. McGuire: Modernizing College Purposes to Save a Troubled World – Bruce W. Hauptli: The Urgent Need for Liberal Education in Today’s Troubled World – Richard Guarasci: Civic Engagement and Higher Learning – Neal H. Hutchens/Frank Fernandez: "Flipping" the Tenure Debate and the Continuing Need to Protect Academic Freedom – Ashley Thorne: What Is Academic Freedom for? – David Shiner: The Contingency of Tenure – Philo A. Hutcheson: Why Tenure Needs Protection in These Troubled Times – Dennis E. Gregory: Free Expression at Public Colleges and Universities: Why Students Should Care About It and Why Campus Officials Should Make Sure It Is Protected – R. Scott Mattingly/J. Bennett Durham/Matthew R. Shupp: Free Expression and Political Correctness: Contextualizing the Controversies and Finding a Way Forward – Cristobal Salinas Jr./Valerie A. Guerrero: Tokenizing Social Justice in Higher Education – Michael Sean Funk: Creating Inclusive Classrooms as an Imperative for Historically Underrepresented Groups in Higher Education – Isis N. Walton/Nicolle Parsons-Pollard: It Is a Balancing Act: Faculty Workload – Sean Robinson: Faculty Work Life: Beyond the Tipping Point – Michael T. Miller/Everrett A. Smith: Faculty Governance as a Thorny Problem – Dilys Schoorman: The Erosion of Faculty Governance – Ezekiel Kimball/Juan Manuel Ruiz-Hau/Fermin Valle: Limited by Design? A Critical Sociohistorical Analysis of Postsecondary Learning Outcomes – Sergio Ossorio/Kimberly A. Kline: Are College Students Learning More or Less Than in the Past? – David S. Knowlton: Instructional Technology as Revolutionary Savior of Higher Education Classrooms: An Analysis of Scope, Ethics, and Virtues – Paul Gordon Brown: Will Technology and Distance Instruction Save Higher Education? – Martin C. Yu/Nathan R. Kuncel: The Importance of Standardized Tests in College Admissions – Aaron W. Hughey: Why Standardized Testing Is Not Essential in College Admissions – Monica Galloway Burke/Colin Cannonier/Aaron W. Hughey: Is Higher Education Worth the Cost? – Lindsey M. Burke: Is Higher Education Worth the Cost? It Depends – Matthew Varga/Scott L. Lingrell: The College Arms Race: How It Is Destroying Higher Education in the United States – Steven Tolman/Christopher Trautman: The Need for College Amenities and Their Benefit to the Student and Institution’s Success – Mark Bauman: Then and Now: The Relationship Between the College and the Student – Denise L. Davidson/Amy A. Paciej-Woodruff: Are College Students Too Entitled Today? The Role of Customer Service in Meeting Student Needs and Expectations – Ashley Tull/Kathy Cavins-Tull: Are Fraternities and Sororities Still Relevant? – Pietro A. Sasso: Fraternities and Sororities in the Contemporary Era Revisited: A Pendulum of Tolerance – Curtis M. Clock/Thalia M. Mulvihill: Are Collegiate Athletics Necessary in Contemporary Higher Education? – Sally Dear-Healey: Academics and Athletics: Struggles and Strategies in the Pursuit of (A) Grades and (A) Games – Contributors.