{"product_id":"controversies-on-campus-debating-the-issues-confronting-american-universities-in-the-21st-century-hardcover","title":"Controversies on Campus: Debating the Issues Confronting American Universities in the 21st Century - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoy Blanchard\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProviding a comprehensive review of pressing issues roiling American college campuses today, this book is a valuable resource for students and scholars alike.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePeople often refer to America's colleges and universities as \"Ivory Towers,\" a term that implies that campuses are innocent places of study largely insulated from wider societal concerns. In actuality, our nation's universities are hotbeds of controversy. Some of these sources of heated debate relate directly to access to the college experience, such as the rising cost of tuition and admission policies related to student diversity. Others reflect wider societal schisms, such as divisions over sexual assault (both causes and responses) and \"political correctness.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eControversies on Campus: Debating the Issues Confronting American Universities in the 21st Century\u003c\/i\u003e examines the myriad controversies regarding today's college campuses and student bodies, such as tuition costs, campus rape, academic freedom\/free speech, gun policies, binge drinking, \"hook-up\" culture, corporatization of academic research, poverty-level wages of adjunct faculty, and student-athletes in the era of big-money amateur sports. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book objectively examines these issues and others, taking care to not only present up-to-date quantifiable data to help readers understand the controversy but also to provide a fair and impartial summary of perspectives on the issue in question. It is a one-stop resource for learning about a wide range of issues and controversies confronting American colleges and universities and the people--students, professors, and administrators--who comprise those communities.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoy Blanchard\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, is associate professor of higher education at Louisiana State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.4 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 12, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42118891634823,"sku":"9781440852190","price":162.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/a143a84e0d1ef353feee6a13a106a340.webp?v=1732537186","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/controversies-on-campus-debating-the-issues-confronting-american-universities-in-the-21st-century-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}