From the Desk of the Dean
The History and Future of Arts and Sciences Education
Will be published approx. on 30. June 2017
Book
Hardback
196 pages
978-1-61117-841-8 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
South Carolina
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
481 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-61117-841-8 (9781611178418)
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Mary Anne Fitzpatrick is an Educational Foundation Distinguished Professor of Psychology, the vice president for system planning, and former dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of South Carolina. Prior to her appointment at the University of South Carolina, Fitzpatrick served in various administrative roles at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she also held the WARF Kellett Professorship. She was named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences in 2012. Fitzpatrick also served as the president of the Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences (2012-2013). An internationally recognized authority on interpersonal communication, Fitzpatrick is the author of more than one hundred articles, chapters, and books.
Elizabeth A. Say has been the dean of humanities at California State University, Northridge, since 2004. Before that she served as associate dean at CSUN and was the founding chair of the Women's Studies Department and a faculty member for nine years in the Religious Studies Department. Say's scholarly interests are in the interdisciplinary fields of religious studies, women's studies, and LGBT studies, and she has published both books and scholarly articles in these areas. Say is the immediate past president of the Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences (2015-2016). She has held leadership positions in professional organizations such as the American Academy of Religion and the National Women's Studies Association.|Sally Mason, president emerita of the University of Iowa, provides a foreword.
Elizabeth A. Say has been the dean of humanities at California State University, Northridge, since 2004. Before that she served as associate dean at CSUN and was the founding chair of the Women's Studies Department and a faculty member for nine years in the Religious Studies Department. Say's scholarly interests are in the interdisciplinary fields of religious studies, women's studies, and LGBT studies, and she has published both books and scholarly articles in these areas. Say is the immediate past president of the Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences (2015-2016). She has held leadership positions in professional organizations such as the American Academy of Religion and the National Women's Studies Association.|Sally Mason, president emerita of the University of Iowa, provides a foreword.