600. “If We’re All in It for Ourselves, Who Are We?”

2024/8/8

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Tanya Tetlow: 高等教育的目的是培养学生个人发展和服务社会的能力，而不仅仅是追求个人成功和社会地位。大学应该培养学生的辨别力、批判性思维和情商，帮助他们应对社会挑战。在处理学生抗议活动时，大学需要在言论自由和教学秩序之间取得平衡，并兼顾不同群体的利益和情感。大学的财务状况虽然良好，但仍然面临压力，需要在满足学生经济需求和投资教学科研之间取得平衡。大学排名机制会影响大学的招生和发展，但大学不应该过分追求排名而忽视教育的本质。 Stephen Dubner: 大学教育面临多重挑战，包括学生人数下降、公众对高等教育的负面看法增加以及财务压力。大学应该如何应对这些挑战，并保持其在社会中的作用？大学在培养学生个人发展和社会责任方面应该如何取得平衡？大学如何处理学生抗议活动以及言论自由问题？

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In this chapter, we delve into Tanya Tetlow's background as a federal prosecutor and how it informs her current role as Fordham University's president. A discussion of her legal experiences, including a memorable case involving a high school teacher caught in a drug scheme, highlights the human element she brings to her leadership.

Tanya Tetlow, Fordham's president, is a former federal prosecutor.
Her legal background emphasizes justice and understanding individuals' circumstances.
A compelling case from her prosecutor days involved a teacher's unwitting involvement in a drug operation.

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Tania Tetlow, a former federal prosecutor and now the president of Fordham University, thinks the modern campus could use a dose of old-fashioned values.

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Tania Tetlow), president of Fordham University.
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"Not a Priest, Not a Man, but Ready to Run Fordham)," by David Waldstein (*The New York Times, *2024).
"Tech Glitch Upends Financial Aid for About a Million Students)," by Oyin Adedoyin and Melissa Korn (*The Wall Street Journal, *2024).
"Where Protesters on U.S. Campuses Have Been Arrested or Detained)," by The New York Times (*The New York Times, *2024).
"15 Arrested as NYPD Clears Protester Encampment at Fordham's Lincoln Center Campus)," (*NBC News, *2024).
"Inside the Week That Shook Columbia University)," by Nicholas Fandos and Sharon Otterman (*The New York Times, *2024).
"Address of his Holiness Pope Francis to the Members of the Blanquerna — Universitat Ramón Llull Foundation, Barcelona)," by Pope Francis (The Holy See Press Office Bulletin, 2024).
"Why Don’t Elite Colleges Expand Supply?)" by Peter Q. Blair and Kent Smetters (*NBER Working Paper, *2021).
EXTRAS:
"Freakonomics Radio Goes Back to School)," series by *Freakonomics Radio *(2022).

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600. “If We’re All in It for Ourselves, Who Are We?”