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What We Value - (The Malcolm Lester Phi Beta Kappa Lectures on the Liberal Arts and Public Life) by Lynn C Pasquerella (Paperback)
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- In We Value, acclaimed bioethicist and educator Lynn Pasquerella examines urgent issues--the trauma of the COVID-19 pandemic, the student debt crisis, and racially motivated violence--with which Americans wrestle daily, arguing that liberal education is the best preparation for work, citizenship, and life in a future none of us can predict.Pasquerella addresses medical ethics and public health in the context of the pandemic, unpacks the current challenges surrounding free speech and inclusion on American campuses, and examines the growing racial and economic segregation in higher education.
- About the Author: Lynn Pasquerella, a celebrated philosopher and medical ethicist, is president of the American Association of Colleges and Universities, former president of Mount Holyoke College, and coauthor of Ethical Issues in Home Health Care.
- 176 Pages
- Education, Aims & Objectives
- Series Name: The Malcolm Lester Phi Beta Kappa Lectures on the Liberal Arts and Public Life
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"Addresses ethical dilemmas related to healthcare, racial and social justice, and educational access arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, in the context of liberal arts education"--Book Synopsis
In We Value, acclaimed bioethicist and educator Lynn Pasquerella examines urgent issues--the trauma of the COVID-19 pandemic, the student debt crisis, and racially motivated violence--with which Americans wrestle daily, arguing that liberal education is the best preparation for work, citizenship, and life in a future none of us can predict.
Pasquerella addresses medical ethics and public health in the context of the pandemic, unpacks the current challenges surrounding free speech and inclusion on American campuses, and examines the growing racial and economic segregation in higher education. The author makes a forceful case for the value of a liberal education in providing the skills and competencies, alongside the habits of heart and mind, required to address the issues facing us all.
Review Quotes
Brilliant and inspiring. Lynn Pasquerella makes a profound contribution to our understanding of liberal education's value in the context of the vast political and social struggles we currently face.
--Larry Churchill, Vanderbilt University, author of Ethics for Everyone: A Skills-Based ApproachIlluminating the interconnectedness of urgent public concerns around health, justice, and education, this thoughtful book is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand how we arrived in this fraught moment, and how we may move beyond it.
--Mary Dana Hinton, President, Hollins University, author of The Commercial Church: Black Churches and the New Religious Marketplace in AmericaAbout the Author
Lynn Pasquerella, a celebrated philosopher and medical ethicist, is president of the American Association of Colleges and Universities, former president of Mount Holyoke College, and coauthor of Ethical Issues in Home Health Care.