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

Title Just universities : Catholic social teaching confronts corporatized higher education / Gerald J. Beyer
Published New York : Fordham University Press, 2021

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Description 1 online resource
Series Catholic Practice in North America
Catholic practice in North America.
Contents Cover -- Just Universities -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 The Mission of Catholic Higher Education in the Age of the Corporatized University -- 2 Embodying Solidarity on Catholic Campuses: The Case of Worker Justice -- 3 Catholic Universities, the Right to Education, and the Option for the Poor: Recruiting, Admitting, and Retaining Economically Disadvantaged Students -- 4 Socially Responsible Investment, the Stewardship of University Resources, and Integral Ecology
5 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 -- Acknowedgments -- Notes -- Index
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 corporatization 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 problematizes corporatized higher education and shows how it has adversely affected efforts at Catholic schools to promote worker justice on campus; equitable admissions; financial aid; retention policies; diversity and inclusion policies that treat people of color, women, and LGBTQ persons as full community members; just investment; and stewardship of resources and the environment
Analysis Catholic higher education
Catholic social teaching corporatization
LGBTQ students, worker justice
college access
contingency
just universities, gender parity
racial equity
socially responsible investment
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 18, 2021)
Subject Christian sociology -- Catholic Church.
Social justice and education.
Catholic universities and colleges -- United States
EDUCATION -- Higher.
Catholic universities and colleges
Christian sociology -- Catholic Church
Social justice and education
United States
Genre/Form Electronic books
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780823289998
0823289990
0823289982
9780823289981