Companion Resources
For teaching Ethics in Higher Education
Podcasts
Lessons
Resources
About
projects from 2013 ⎼ 2025
Episode 1: In November 2021, Ashley Floyd Kuntz held a discussion with Sigal Ben-Porath and Laura Dinehart about the ethical challenges that emerge when legislatures try to exert control over what is taught in schools and universities. The podcast discussion delves into recent legislative challenges to Critical Race Theory and other diversity and equity-focused initiatives in educational contexts. Our guests describe the complexities of these education bills, as well as what sorts of impacts their adoption might have on institutions and higher education practitioners.
Episode 2: In January 2022, John Torrey led a discussion with Felecia Commodore, Joyce E. King, and Corey Reed about the ethical questions that emerge when thinking about the missions, legacies, and futures of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). The podcast discussion delves into questions about the purpose of contemporary HBCUs, what is special and valuable about the HBCU experience, and how institutions can convey their unique values. Our guests describe the cherished traditions and practices of campuses, as well as the challenges that come from their commitments to Black culture and community.
Episode 3: In January 2022, Jacob Fay interviewed Harry Brighouse, Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, and T. J. Stewart about the ethical questions that emerge when thinking about faculty use of social media. The podcast discussion delves into ideas about not only what is ethically fraught about social media use, but also how it can be beneficial. Our guests describe the decisions faced by faculty, the potential effects on students, and the role of institutions in determining how to guide social media use.
Chapter Guides
For teaching Ethics in Higher Education
Chapters
These teaching guides aim to give faculty and students the tools to bridge philosophy and education by bringing the case-based approach highlighted in Ethics in Higher Education into classrooms. They bring to light the complex nature of ethical values and questions, as well as the resources offered by philosophy that can help students of education learn to navigate ethical situations that arise in everyday policy and practices.
The guides include:
- lesson plans based on the book chapter
- a podcast episode produced with contributors to the book
- a variety of additional scholarly and media source suggestions for further reading, viewing, and listening
Additional Resources
For teaching Ethics in Higher Education
Chapters
About the Book
In this thought-provoking volume, editors Rebecca M. Taylor and Ashley Floyd Kuntz invite readers to explore the many facets of on-campus ethical dilemmas and the careful, nuanced decision-making processes required to address them.
Taylor and Kuntz demonstrate how to apply collaborative, multidisciplinary, philosophical inquiry to deeply complex issues. They present seven normative case studies focusing on a variety of campus quandaries, from urgent matters such as Title IX violations and free speech in social media policy to long-simmering concerns such as admissions and access and the future of historically Black colleges and universities. The editors then bring together a diverse group of scholars and practitioners with a broad array of disciplinary and personal backgrounds to offer their commentary and insight on the cases.
About the Editors
Rebecca M. Taylor is an assistant professor in the Department of Educational Policy, Organization and Leadership at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Growing up in rural Appalachia, she became aware of inequities in our educational and social systems and the challenges of living and learning in community when values conflict—issues she now explores through the study of educational ethics. She is co-editor of Ethics in Higher Education.
Ashley Floyd Kuntz is clinical assistant professor of higher education and director of prestigious scholar development at Florida International University. Dr. Kuntz’s experiences as an administrator, professor, and mentor at both public and private universities inform her understanding of and responses to the cases and commentaries in this volume. A first-generation college student from rural Alabama, she is co-editor of Ethics in Higher Education.