Third Place, Catholic Media Association: Catholic Social TeachingGerald J. Beyer's Just Universities discusses ways that U.S. Catholic institutions of higher education have embodied or failed to embody Catholic social teaching in their campus policies and practices. Beyer argues that the corporatization of the university has infected U.S. higher education with hyper-individualistic models and practices that hinder the ability of Catholic institutions to create an environment imbued with bedrock values and principles of Catholic Social Teaching such as respect for human rights, solidarity, and justice. Beyer problematizes corporatized higher education and shows how it has adversely affected efforts at Catholic schools to promote worker justice on campus; equitable admissions; financial aid; retention policies; diversity and inclusion policies that treat people of color, women, and LGBTQ persons as full community members; just investment; and stewardship of resources and the environment.

Preface | ixIntroduction | 11 The Mission of Catholic Higher Education inthe Age of the Corporatized University | 112 Embodying Solidarity on Catholic Campuses:The Case of Worker Justice | 473 Catholic Universities, the Right to Education, and the Optionfor the Poor: Recruiting, Admitting, and Retaining EconomicallyDisadvantaged Students | 904 Socially Responsible Investment, the Stewardship of UniversityResources, and Integral Ecology | 1355 Racial Inclusion and Justice at Catholic Colleges and Universities:From Tokenism to Participation | 1696 Gender and LGBTQ Equality in the University:A Challenge for CST in the Age of Corporatized Higher Education | 207Epilogue | 249Appendix: Embodying Catholic Social Teaching on Campus Sample Questionnaire | 257Acknowledgments | 269Notes | 273Index | 409