Managing political tensions : strategies to counter hate, extremism, and violence on campus / [Alexander C. Kafka].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kafka, Alexander C., author.

Contributor:

James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Campus violence--United States.

Campus violence.

Radicalism--United States.

Radicalism.

Universities and colleges--United States--Administration.

Universities and colleges.

Universities and colleges--Administration.

United States.

Physical Description:

46 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Chronicle of Higher Education, [2021]

Summary:

"The deadly events at Charlottesville in 2017 served as a warning to campus leaders: Colleges can't hide from societal tensions. They must acknowledge and work to resolve them, while building a campus culture that is both empathetic and alert to perils. This Chronicle issue brief will help leaders understand the roots of rising political polarization, anti-intellectualism, and hate speech, among other tensions. And it will provide them with tools to educate their communities and thwart, or at least de-escalate, threats to their campuses. [Read] this issue brief and learn: Why political polarization and hostility toward higher education have grown in recent years -- How to monitor and de-escalate potential threats, based on advice from educators, anti-terrorism experts, risk-management experts, hate-group watchdogs, and law-enforcement officials -- Why colleges should promote civic, media, and racial literacy, while giving students cognitive tools that will allow them to counter manipulation and identify constructive civic goals -- How to find the right balance between shielding communities from hate groups and educating them about such threats."-- The Chronicle Store

Contents:

Introduction

Why Higher Ed ls a Potential Target

Hope for the Best, Plan for the Worst

Recognizing and Countering Extremism

Fighting Back: The Power of the Classroom

A Final Word.

Notes:

Cover title.

At head of title "The Chronicle of Higher Education".

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.

OCLC:

1264168856