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Peer reviewedPettit, Lawrence K. – CUPA Journal, 1991
The reputation of higher education has been tarnished by some well-publicized incidents of unethical behavior in the academy. When the university's internal politics lack integrity and honor and its players succumb to competition among institutions, higher education relinquishes its moral leadership. Unethical behavior can only be solved at the…
Descriptors: Ethics, Higher Education, Reputation
Peer reviewedGilley, J. Wade – Academe, 1992
Rankings of colleges and universities in the popular press have two problems: (1) they are gimmicks to sell publications; and (2) institutions have become pawns, juggling numbers in quest of higher rankings, the ethical equivalent of cheating. Higher education must return to truth, fairness, and honesty to regain its purpose and integrity. (MSE)
Descriptors: College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Educational Quality, Ethics
Peer reviewedPrice, Sandra J. – New Directions for Institutional Research, 1992
By identifying and weighing the effects of an act on each constituency, a matrix based on John Stuart Mill's theories of utilitarianism illuminates and helps resolve complex ethical dilemmas. Application of the approach is illustrated with a simulated case study concerning the issue of reputation in a small private college. (Author/MSE)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Conflict Resolution, Decision Making, Ethics
