Safe Enough Spaces

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A Pragmatist's Approach to Inclusion, Free Speech, and Political Correctness on College Campuses

By Michael S. Roth

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Safe Enough Spaces by Michael S. Roth, president of Wesleyan University, offers a compassionate and provocative manifesto addressing the crises in higher education. Roth navigates complex issues such as affirmative action, political correctness, and free speech with empathy and insight, advocating for colleges to be environments where students engage critically and openly with diverse ideas. The book champions intellectual diversity and the core values of higher education, urging universities to embrace boldness, rigour, and practical idealism.
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This book is ideally suited for educators, students, policymakers, and anyone interested in the challenges and values of modern higher education, particularly those keen on understanding and navigating debates around free speech, diversity, and academic rigor.

From the president of Wesleyan University, a compassionate and provocative manifesto on the crises confronting higher education

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Safe Enough Spaces by Michael S. Roth is a compassionate and provocative manifesto from the president of Wesleyan University, addressing the crises confronting higher education.

In this bracing book, Roth stakes out a pragmatist path through the thicket of issues facing colleges today to carry out the mission of higher education. With great empathy, candour, subtlety, and insight, Roth offers a sane approach to the noisy debates surrounding affirmative action, political correctness, and free speech. He urges us to envision college as a space in which students are empowered to engage with criticism and a variety of ideas.

Countering the increasing cynical dismissal—from both liberals and conservatives—of the traditional core values of higher education, Safe Enough Spaces champions the merits of different diversities, including intellectual diversity. It includes a timely call for universities to embrace boldness, rigour, and practical idealism.

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Praised by The Washington Post for its timely and instructive historical approach, Safe Enough Spaces has been acclaimed for its pragmatic, well-rounded exploration of free speech debates on campus. Cathy N. Davidson commends Roth's balanced context on historical, sociological, and economic factors, calling it urgently needed in today's climate. Jeffrey J. Selingo highlights the book as a critical wake-up call for the future of higher education and democracy, making it essential reading for those invested in these issues.

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ISBN: 9780300261554

Publisher: Yale University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 January 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Yale University Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 168

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About the Author

Michael S. Roth is president of Wesleyan University and a historian, curator, and teacher. His previous books include Beyond the University: Why Liberal Education Matters.

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