Stories about ethical issues at universities make headlines every day. From sexual violence to racial conflict, from the treatment of adjuncts to cheating, students, professors, and administrators face countless ethical trials. And yet, very few resources exist to assist universities in developing an ethical culture.University Ethics addresses this challenge. Each chapter studies a facet of university lifeincluding athletics, gender, faculty accountability, and morehighlights the ethical hotspots, explains why they occur, and proposes best practices.Professional ethics are a key component of training for numerous other fields, such as business management, medicine, law, and journalism, but there is no prescribed course of study for the academy. Professors and administrators are not trained in standards for evaluating papers, colleagues, boundaries, or contracts.University Ethics not only examines the ethical problems that colleges face one by one but proposes creating an integrated culture of ethics university-wide that fosters the institutions mission and community. In an environment plagued by university scandals,University Ethics is essential reading for anyone connected to higher education today.

James F. Keenan, SJ, holds the Canisius Chair at Boston College and is director of the Jesuit Institute. He is the author or editor of sixteen books, includingMoral Wisdom: Lessons and Texts from the Catholic Tradition andEthics of the Word: Voices in the Catholic Church Today.

1: The Absence of Ethics at American Universities2: EthicsToward a History of University Ethics3: The Adjunct Faculty4: The Cultural Landscape of the University without Ethics5: Cheating6: Undergraduates Behaving Badly7: Gender8: Diversity and Race9: CommodificationA Conclusion: Class, Athletics, and Other University Matters