Just universities : Catholic social teaching confronts corporatized higher education / Gerald J. Beyer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beyer, Gerald J. (Gerald John), 1970- author.

Series:

Catholic practice in North America.

Fordham scholarship online.

Catholic practice in North America

Fordham scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic universities and colleges--United States.

Catholic universities and colleges.

Christian sociology--Catholic Church.

Christian sociology.

Social justice and education.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (437 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Fordham University Press, 2021.

Summary:

Gerald J. Beyer's 'Just Universities' discusses ways that U.S. Catholic institutions of higher education have embodied or failed to embody Catholic social teaching in their campus policies and practices. Beyer argues that the corporatisation of the university has infected U.S. higher education with hyper-individualistic models and practices that hinder the ability of Catholic institutions to create an environment imbued with bedrock values and principles of Catholic Social Teaching such as respect for human rights, solidarity, and justice. Beyer problematises corporatised higher education and shows how it has adversely affected efforts at Catholic schools to promote worker justice on campus; equitable admissions; financial aid; diversity and inclusion policies that treat people of colour, women, and LGBTQ persons as full community members; and stewardship of resources and the environment.

Contents:

The mission of Catholic higher education in the age of the Ccrporatized university

Embodying solidarity on Catholic campuses: the case of worker justice

Catholic universities, the right to education, and the option for the poor: recruiting, admitting, and retaining economically disadvantaged students

Socially responsible investment, the stewardship of university resources, and integral ecology

Racial inclusion and justice at Catholic colleges and universities: from tokenism to participation

6. Gender and LGBTQ equality in the university: a challenge for CST in the age of Corporatized higher education

Epilogue

Appendix: Embodying Catholic social teaching on campus sample questionnaire.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780823297276

0823297276

9780823289981

0823289982

OCLC:

1237865821