Refiguring Universities in an Age of Neoliberalism

Louise J. Lawrence is Professor of New Testament Interpretation at the University of Exeter, UK. She currently serves as Co-Head of Department, but has been involved in Education Leadership at Exeter, with a particular interest in curricula design focused on Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion, and Student Mental Health and Wellbeing.

Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: A Prolegomenon to Refiguring the Neoliberal University: Reading with Early Christian Traditions of Compassion in the Throes of a Pandemic.- Chapter 3: Envisioning Compassionate Campuses: Critically Probing Organisational Values and Mission Statements.- Chapter 4: Compassionate Curricula? Northern and Southern Epistemologies and Cognitive [In-] Justice.- Chapter 5: Compassionate Campus Climates: Confronting Privilege and Prejudice with Compassionate Citizenship.- Chapter 6: Compassion and Kindness: Refiguring Discourses of Student Mental Health and Wellbeing.- Chapter 7: [Mis-]Directed Compassion? Power, Sexual Violence and Misconduct, in the Neoliberal Academy.- Chapter 8: Conclusion.

"This is an excellent snapshot of the current state of UK universities and a praiseworthy addition to the existing literature on compassion and the university. It is a fascinating example of how compassion can be outlined using the university educator's own areas of expertise, which may potentially encourage similar contributions in the future. Furthermore, Lawrence refrains from decontextualising ... aspects of higher education that portray suffering in the sector, making it a bravely written monograph." (Aysha Mazhar, British Journal of Educational Studies, September 10, 2021)