University in Crisis: From the Middle Ages to the University of Excellence - Hardcover
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University in Crisis: From the Middle Ages to the University of Excellence - Hardcover
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by Michael Schapira (Author)
As is obvious to the casual newspaper reader, the debt-saddled student, the increasingly precarious university teaching force, the reactionary politician, and the budget-constrained administrator, the entire system of higher education is in crisis. This book brings necessary clarity to contentious debates about the state and future of the university by reconstructing the institution's history around the theme of crisis.
Since its origins in medieval Bologna, the university has been a site where humanity has worked out many of the thorniest questions of individual and collective purpose, often in what were described as crisis conditions. This book is not just a history of the university or a survey of contemporary debates, though. It is also an impassioned defence of the university as a privileged institution through which threats to collective self-governance are most acutely felt and from which strategies for its rehabilitation can be most fruitfully developed.Author Biography
Michael Schapira works at the intersection of philosophy and education, with a particular focus on the theoretical and historical foundations of the modern university. He has taught in universities in the US, Canada, and Russia, but also has a keen interest in teaching philosophy at the pre-college level.
Number of Pages: 168
Dimensions: 0.5 x 9 x 6 IN
Publication Date: November 20, 2023
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