2007-02-04 08:56:08 · 8 answers · asked by Ale 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Civic Participation
To educate those who are academically eligible for admissions
To provide a forum for the free exchange of ideas
To encourage a love of the Liberal, Social, Performing and Visual Arts
To Develop the Talent of scientist, writers, poets and artist of all types
To instill in it's factually, staff, and most importantly it's STUDENTS a desire and moral imperative to serve all of mankind
2007-02-04 09:02:14 · answer #1 · answered by Thomas G 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Opinions on this question vary according to place and politics. If the administrators are activists, they may decide to boycott products from N. Korea or Venezuela or to sue the President because of the war in Iraq.
Business schools would tend to favor helping businesses and give less help to unions and the poor.
In some countries, anyone at a university can be arrested or killed for saying anything that even seems a little critical of the government.
Just like any other institution, a university must receive funding, that is money, to keep going. In some places only the government funds the university, like in Puerto Rico, for example but US universities normally get a lot of money from students, alumni, corporations and many other sources.
If you want anyone to donate money, you have to keep them happy more or less. Some people are happy if the U. fights against poverty and for freedom of speech, while many donors care more about if the football and basketball teams win.
2007-02-04 09:04:37 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A university's job is to research for the advancement of a society. For example, the University of California is responsible for researching all of the United States' nuclear weapons. What does that mean socially, well a university needs to think about what is good for society, what a society needs, and make it, improve it, or fix it (whether it be through medicine, technology, or social sciences).
A university should also take into consideration there students, and training them to get PhD's to further their school's research in the future, or in some way make the students productive in a society.
2007-02-04 09:29:51 · answer #3 · answered by Justin H 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Most university seals contain references to research, teaching and service. Those are the general categories used for evaluation of professors. I think most would agree that the social responsibility of a university is the fostering of the critical thinking skills necessary for effectiveness in these three areas after students leave the university, A free exchange of ideas is fundamental.
2007-02-04 12:52:34 · answer #4 · answered by teetzijo 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The societal responsibilities of those, to whom we, as taxpayers, pay hundereds of thousands of dollars in salary/honorarium amounts to individuals in the university environs truly vary.
Witness, at my local UCSC (University of California, Santa Cruz), they are paying out hundreds of thousands of dollars in salary, fees and perks to people such as Angela Davis and Betina Apteker.
Read your impartial history books to see how these women struggled to emasculate the United States of America - with total disregard for the well-being and lives of common people they and their cohorts unmitigatingly attacked and murdered - yet, the ultra-progressive, PC crowd, continues to protect their Anti-American frothings. They continue to get rich with your, hard-earned, tax dollars. I'm sorry, but I just can't subscribe to the dementeds who continue to support someone who once (and, perhaps, still does) demand your DEATHS.
And when we look at the UC System we find an unbelievable arrogance displayed by their (actually, they are our) employees. Witness the lawsuits in Santa Cruz at the Bench of Law regarding just this issue. Has UCSC ignored Environmental Reports, Supervisorial Concerns etc. regarding their unabrigded expansion plans, or not? Many of us sure think so.
I believe it is the social responsibility of a PUBLIC University to listen to, to react to and work with the local community and sort out any outstanding issues expeditiously!
A key, I guess, is that we identify the difference between PUBLIC and PRIVATE schools. I'm addressing, here, PUBLIC universities.
The upshot is that Under-Graduate (BA/BS) diplomas must stress TEACHING. As the student moves up the academic food chain to the Masters and ultimately the Doctoral levels, they must
expect the teaching methods to change. It is incumbant upon these TEACHERS to make clear to the Students the new environs, expectations and truths. If they have failed to do this, the managers at the UNIVERSITY have, ultimately, failed in performing for their, very well-paid for jobs!
These people are failures and should be dismissed. Yet, sadly, no one in their Adminstration from the Vote-Grabbing Governor on down has the courage to fire people for INCOMPETANCY.
My friend, if you've got the bucks, send your kid to a private school and not a public university in California.
End of Story.
2007-02-04 16:41:05 · answer #5 · answered by dooner george 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It seems as though it is their responsibility for their professors to push their political views.
2007-02-04 09:01:27 · answer #6 · answered by Walter D 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
to keep the politicians honest.
2007-02-04 12:25:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
to nurtior our youth
2007-02-05 08:55:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋