Books by Gary A. Tobin

In the name of academic freedom, the core values of higher education_honest scholarship, unbiased research, and diversity of thought and person_have been corrupted by an academy more interested in preserving its privileges than in protecting its own integrity. The American university has lost its civility. Nowhere is this loss more apparent than in the rise of anti-Semitism and anti-Israelism on college campuses. This book documents the alarming rise in bigotry and bullying in the academy, using a range of evidence from first-hand accounts of intimidation of students by anti-Israel professors to anti-Semitic articles in student newspapers and marginalization of pro-Israel scholars. The UnCivil University exposes the unspoken world of double standards, bureaucratic paralysis, and abdication of leadership that not only allows but often supports a vocal minority of extremists on campus.

School textbooks in Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and elsewhere in the Arab and Muslim worlds are filled with anti-Western and anti-Israel propaganda. Most readers will be shocked to discover that history and geography textbooks widely used in America's elementary and secondary classrooms contain some of the very same inaccuracies about Jews, Judaism, and Israel. Did you know that 'there is no record of any important Jewish contribution to the sciences?' (World Civilizations, Thomson Wadsworth). Or that 'Christianity was started by a young Palestinian named Jesus?' (The World, Scott Foresman/Pearson). Supplemental materials and other classroom influences are even worse. The Trouble with Textbooks exposes the poor scholarship and untruths in textbooks about Jews and Israel. The problems uncovered in this ground-breaking analysis are instructive, and illustrate the need for reform in the way textbooks are developed, written, marketed, and distributed. Substitute another area_how we teach American history, Western civilization, or comparative religion_and we have another, equally intriguing case study. The Trouble with Textbooks shows what can go terribly wrong in discussing religion, geography, culture, or history_and in this case_all of them. The Trouble with Textbooks tells a cautionary tale for all readers, whatever their background, of how textbooks that Americans depend on to infuse young people with the values for good citizenship and to help acculturate students into the multicultural salad that is American life, instead disparage some groups and teach historical distortions. With millions of young people using these textbooks each year, the denigration of some should be a concern for all.

?A thorough and timely treatment of this important component of the delivery of human services--the voluntary sector. The contributors are knowledgeable and recognized leaders in their respective areas. Long-range planning and the effective use of volunteers are reflected throughout the collection, which is organized in two parts. Part 1 describes the structure of the voluntary sector, and includes chapters on the historical role of the voluntary sector in the US; an exploration of basic issues in the urban voluntary sector; religious groups and institutions; serving the needs of children; politics of the voluntary sector; comparison between public and voluntary sectors, and the role of city government. Part 2 treats planning in the voluntary sector, and discusses ethics in planning; needs identification; strategic planning; the relationship of professional staff to lay leaders; and how to attract volunteers.... Useful for human service practitioners, adminstrators, and students, upper-division undergraduate level and above.?-Choice

This book argues that the Jewish community should take a positive attitude to the reality of intermarriage and use it as an opportunity to increase participation and reinvigorate the community. The text includes an action plan for Jewish leaders to recast Judaism as a positive choice for non-Jews.