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ERIC #:
EJ448843
Title:
Raise High the Drawbridge, Provost!
Authors:
Sacken, Donal Michael
Descriptors:
College Faculty; College Instruction; College Role; Educational Trends; Financial Support; Higher Education; Institutional Advancement; Institutional Mission; Social Problems; Social Responsibility; Teacher Role
In response to criticism that university faculty should become more socially responsible, this article examines ramifications of pushing faculty to pursue extramural funding and controversy over "political correctness" in dealing with social problems, in the context of the primary teaching function of the university and of each professor. (DB)