Deborah Poff is a retired Professor of Philosophy and Senior Academic Administrator. She holds four degrees from three universities in Canada (University of Guelph, Queen’s University, Carleton University). Her PhD was in Philosophy of Science. During Deborah’s career, she was variously the Director of a Research Institute; a Dean of Arts of Science; a Vice-President Academic and Provost and a President and Vice-Chancellor at various Canadian Universities.During her career, she has also been an active researcher, teacher and editor and currently edits the Journal of Academic Ethics. Her research areas are: Applied Ethics, including Business and Professional Ethics; Research Ethics, Publication Ethics and Feminist Studies. She is Editor in Chief of the Encyclopedia of Business and Professional Ethics and a book series entitled Advances in Business Ethics Research. In 1995, she was awarded a lifetime honorary membership by the Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women in the category of “Outstanding Contribution to Feminist Scholarship”.In 2016, Deborah Poff was awarded the Order of Canada through the Office of the Governor General of Canada. For many years, Deborah Poff has been a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics Council and Trustee Board where she was Chair from 2019-2021.

• Section 1: Introduction to the Concept of Universities.- The Historic and the Contemporary University: Myth and Reality by Deborah C. Poff.- Universities as Institutional Constituents: Local and Internationalise Citizenship by Greg Shailer.- The Idea of a University: Experiences from the Field by Susan Clark.- Bending without Breaking: The Role of Higher Education in a Changing Society by Jennifer L Kisamore.- The History and Nature of University Governance, Leadership and Management by Deborah C. Poff.- The Problem of Domination and Subjugation in the Context of Doing Management in University Settings by Scott Grills.- Universities and Corporate Social Responsibility by Deborah C. Poff.Service Leadership as the Backbone of University Social Responsibility by Daniel T.L. Shek.- Mission-Oriented Values as the Bedrock of University Social Responsibility by Loreta Tauginiene.- Section 2: The Faculty, the Students, the Role of Spirituality in the University and Research.-Academic Freedom and the Good Professor by J. Angelo Corlett.- Professoriate and its Relationship to Academic Freedom and Tenure by Deborah Poff.- Faculty as Organizational Change Agents. Organizational Revolutionaries by Cam Caldwell.- Progress and Regress: Diversity, Inclusivity and Incivility in the Political of Epistemological Transformation by Deborah Poff.- Commentary, Critique and Trolling: Academic Responsibility in the Online World by Virginia Barbour.- Preparing Future Citizens: Why University Teaching Needs to Change by Judith Lapadat.- Students and the Importance of Citizenship to Service Learning  By Milad Mohebali, Cassie L. Barnhardt and Laila I. McCloud.- Christian Humanism and Catholic Universities by Domenec Mele.- An Islamic Perspective on Ethics in Educational Research by Imran Mogra.- Knowledge Creation and Dissemination: Introduction to the Role of Knowledge Creation and Dissemination by Deborah Poff.- The Ethical Responsibility of Researchers in the Sciences and Social Sciences by Phillip Goernert.- Living in a Material World: Doing Research Ethics and Research Integrity in the Enterprise Culture by Mark Israel.- Corporate Social Responsibilities in Universities through Liberal Education aimed at Sustainable Development by Alex Michalos.- Universities as Agents of Human Rights By Cassie L. Barnhardt.- The University and Social Justice by Frank Cunningham.- Gender Equality and the University: Work in Progress by Maureen Kilgour.- University Education as a Hope for Gender Justice in the World by Deborah Poff.- Summary Discussion and Recommendations by Deborah Poff.

Deborah Poff is a retired Professor of Philosophy and Senior Academic Administrator. She holds four degrees from three universities in Canada (University of Guelph, Queen’s University, Carleton University). Her PhD was in Philosophy of Science. During Deborah’s career, she was variously the Director of a Research Institute; a Dean of Arts of Science; a Vice-President Academic and Provost and a President and Vice-Chancellor at various Canadian Universities.During her career, she has also been an active researcher, teacher and editor and currently edits the Journal of Academic Ethics. Her research areas are: Applied Ethics, including Business and Professional Ethics; Research Ethics, Publication Ethics and Feminist Studies. She is Editor in Chief of the Encyclopedia of Business and Professional Ethics and a book series entitled Advances in Business Ethics Research. In 1995, she was awarded a lifetime honorary membership by the Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women in the category of “Outstanding Contribution to Feminist Scholarship”.In 2016, Deborah Poff was awarded the Order of Canada through the Office of the Governor General of Canada. For many years, Deborah Poff has been a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics Council and Trustee Board where she was Chair from 2019-2021.

• Section 1: Introduction to the Concept of Universities.- The Historic and the Contemporary University: Myth and Reality by Deborah C. Poff.- Universities as Institutional Constituents: Local and Internationalise Citizenship by Greg Shailer.- The Idea of a University: Experiences from the Field by Susan Clark.- Bending without Breaking: The Role of Higher Education in a Changing Society by Jennifer L Kisamore.- The History and Nature of University Governance, Leadership and Management by Deborah C. Poff.- The Problem of Domination and Subjugation in the Context of Doing Management in University Settings by Scott Grills.- Universities and Corporate Social Responsibility by Deborah C. Poff.Service Leadership as the Backbone of University Social Responsibility by Daniel T.L. Shek.- Mission-Oriented Values as the Bedrock of University Social Responsibility by Loreta Tauginiene.- Section 2: The Faculty, the Students, the Role of Spirituality in the University and Research.-Academic Freedom and the Good Professor by J. Angelo Corlett.- Professoriate and its Relationship to Academic Freedom and Tenure by Deborah Poff.- Faculty as Organizational Change Agents. Organizational Revolutionaries by Cam Caldwell.- Progress and Regress: Diversity, Inclusivity and Incivility in the Political of Epistemological Transformation by Deborah Poff.- Commentary, Critique and Trolling: Academic Responsibility in the Online World by Virginia Barbour.- Preparing Future Citizens: Why University Teaching Needs to Change by Judith Lapadat.- Students and the Importance of Citizenship to Service Learning  By Milad Mohebali, Cassie L. Barnhardt and Laila I. McCloud.- Christian Humanism and Catholic Universities by Domenec Mele.- An Islamic Perspective on Ethics in Educational Research by Imran Mogra.- Knowledge Creation and Dissemination: Introduction to the Role of Knowledge Creation and Dissemination by Deborah Poff.- The Ethical Responsibility of Researchers in the Sciences and Social Sciences by Phillip Goernert.- Living in a Material World: Doing Research Ethics and Research Integrity in the Enterprise Culture by Mark Israel.- Corporate Social Responsibilities in Universities through Liberal Education aimed at Sustainable Development by Alex Michalos.- Universities as Agents of Human Rights By Cassie L. Barnhardt.- The University and Social Justice by Frank Cunningham.- Gender Equality and the University: Work in Progress by Maureen Kilgour.- University Education as a Hope for Gender Justice in the World by Deborah Poff.- Summary Discussion and Recommendations by Deborah Poff.

Deborah Poff is a retired Professor of Philosophy and Senior Academic Administrator. She holds four degrees from three universities in Canada (University of Guelph, Queen’s University, Carleton University). Her PhD was in Philosophy of Science. During Deborah’s career, she was variously the Director of a Research Institute; a Dean of Arts of Science; a Vice-President Academic and Provost and a President and Vice-Chancellor at various Canadian Universities.During her career, she has also been an active researcher, teacher and editor and currently edits the Journal of Academic Ethics. Her research areas are: Applied Ethics, including Business and Professional Ethics; Research Ethics, Publication Ethics and Feminist Studies. She is Editor in Chief of the Encyclopedia of Business and Professional Ethics and a book series entitled Advances in Business Ethics Research. In 1995, she was awarded a lifetime honorary membership by the Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women in the category of “Outstanding Contribution to Feminist Scholarship”.In 2016, Deborah Poff was awarded the Order of Canada through the Office of the Governor General of Canada. For many years, Deborah Poff has been a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics Council and Trustee Board where she was Chair from 2019-2021.

• Section 1: Introduction to the Concept of Universities.- The Historic and the Contemporary University: Myth and Reality by Deborah C. Poff.- Universities as Institutional Constituents: Local and Internationalise Citizenship by Greg Shailer.- The Idea of a University: Experiences from the Field by Susan Clark.- Bending without Breaking: The Role of Higher Education in a Changing Society by Jennifer L Kisamore.- The History and Nature of University Governance, Leadership and Management by Deborah C. Poff.- The Problem of Domination and Subjugation in the Context of Doing Management in University Settings by Scott Grills.- Universities and Corporate Social Responsibility by Deborah C. Poff.Service Leadership as the Backbone of University Social Responsibility by Daniel T.L. Shek.- Mission-Oriented Values as the Bedrock of University Social Responsibility by Loreta Tauginiene.- Section 2: The Faculty, the Students, the Role of Spirituality in the University and Research.-Academic Freedom and the Good Professor by J. Angelo Corlett.- Professoriate and its Relationship to Academic Freedom and Tenure by Deborah Poff.- Faculty as Organizational Change Agents. Organizational Revolutionaries by Cam Caldwell.- Progress and Regress: Diversity, Inclusivity and Incivility in the Political of Epistemological Transformation by Deborah Poff.- Commentary, Critique and Trolling: Academic Responsibility in the Online World by Virginia Barbour.- Preparing Future Citizens: Why University Teaching Needs to Change by Judith Lapadat.- Students and the Importance of Citizenship to Service Learning  By Milad Mohebali, Cassie L. Barnhardt and Laila I. McCloud.- Christian Humanism and Catholic Universities by Domenec Mele.- An Islamic Perspective on Ethics in Educational Research by Imran Mogra.- Knowledge Creation and Dissemination: Introduction to the Role of Knowledge Creation and Dissemination by Deborah Poff.- The Ethical Responsibility of Researchers in the Sciences and Social Sciences by Phillip Goernert.- Living in a Material World: Doing Research Ethics and Research Integrity in the Enterprise Culture by Mark Israel.- Corporate Social Responsibilities in Universities through Liberal Education aimed at Sustainable Development by Alex Michalos.- Universities as Agents of Human Rights By Cassie L. Barnhardt.- The University and Social Justice by Frank Cunningham.- Gender Equality and the University: Work in Progress by Maureen Kilgour.- University Education as a Hope for Gender Justice in the World by Deborah Poff.- Summary Discussion and Recommendations by Deborah Poff.