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Ever the leader : selected writings, 1995-2016 /
"Ever the Leader gathers together selected speeches and writings from one of the great scholars and commentators of higher education. William G. Bowen's career at Princeton University--from economics professor to provost to a sixteen-year tenure as president--was marked by extraordinary ac...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, New Jersey :
Princeton University Press,
2018.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Ch. 1 University Values
- At a Slight Angle to the Universe: The University in a Digitized, Commercialized Age (Romanes Lecture, Oxford University, October 17, 2000)
- The Two Faces of Wealth (Remarks at the Induction of Morton O. Schapiro as 16th President of Williams College, October 21, 2000)
- Enduring Values: Openness and Mutual Respect (Remarks at Haverford Commencement, "Second Bite," May 18, 2014)
- Demanding Universities to Divest Is Often Bad Policy (Washington Post Op-Ed, March 27, 2015)
- Commentary: Scott Walker's Test of Academic Freedom (written with Eugene M. Tobin, Chicago Tribune Op-Ed, June 22, 2015)
- ch. 2 Extending Opportunity
- Life on the River: Talking with Americans about Race-Sensitive College Admissions (Macalester Conference, June 3, 1999)
- Extending Opportunity: "What Is to Be Done?" (Macalester College and Spencer Foundation Forum, June 21, 2005)
- Appalachian College Association (Remarks, June 8, 2008).
- Crossing the Finish Line: Completing College at America's Public Universities (Association for Institutional Research, May 30, 2010)
- ch. 3 Athletics, Admissions, and Campus Culture
- Reclaiming the Game: College Sports and Educational Values (Walter E. Edge Lecture, Princeton University, September 25, 2003)
- Why You Came (Remarks at Dedication of College Centre, Centre College, October 13, 2005)
- Playing Their Way In (written with James L. Shulman, New York Times Op-Ed, February 22, 2001)
- Untie the Knot Binding College Sports and Educational Values (Chronicle of Higher Education, April 7, 2014)
- ch. 4 Technology and Scholarly Communications
- JSTOR and the Economics of Scholarly Communication (Remarks, Council on Library Resources Conference, Washington, DC, September 18, 1995)
- Funding the Library of the Future: Harvesting Productivity Gains as a Partial Answer (New York Public Library Centennial, April 27, 1996).
- MIT OpenCourseWare Celebration (Remarks, October 4, 2004)
- ch. 5 Technology, Education, and Opportunity
- Academia Online: Musings (Some Unconventional) (Stafford Little Lecture, Princeton University, October 14, 2013)
- "New Times Always, Old Time We Cannot Keep" (Colby College Bicentennial Remarks, March 18, 2013)
- Technology: Its Potential Impact on the National Need to Improve Educational Outcomes and Control Costs (Remarks, De Lange Conference, Rice University, October 13, 2014)
- Issues Facing Major Research Universities at a Time of Stress and Opportunity (Rutgers Speech, April 7, 2016)
- ch. 6 Profiles in Leadership
- Too Soon to Be Tired (Tribute to Leon Higginbotham, Philadelphia Bar Association, June 23, 2016)
- Remarks at Memorial Service for Tony Maruca (September 14, 2007)
- In Praise of President Chuck Vest (MIT OpenCourseWare Celebration, October 4, 2004).
- Remarks at the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Dinner in Honor of Hanna Holborn Gray (March 20, 2003)
- Andrew J. Goodpaster: 80th Birthday Celebration (April 7, 1995)
- A Gentle Giant: A Gathering in Honor of Nicholas Katzenbach (Remarks, June 21, 2012)
- William J. Baumol 90th Birthday Celebration (Remarks, New York University, April 24, 2012).