Leading the Modern University : York University's Presidents on Continuity and Change, 1974-2014 /

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"Founded in 1959, York University is now the second largest university in Ontario and third largest university in Canada. However, starting in the 1970s the success of the university was far from guaranteed. Leading the Modern University documents the challenges and solutions that five successi...

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Main Author: Marsden, Lorna R. (Author, Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : University of Toronto Press, [2016]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
York University (Toronto, Ont.)
York University (Toronto, Ont.) > Presidentes.
York University (Toronto, Ont.) > Histoire.
York University (Toronto, Ont.) > Presidents.
York University (Toronto, Ont.) > History.
Universities and colleges.
Presidents.
College presidents.
EDUCATION > Administration > Higher.
EDUCATION > Higher.
Universites > Ontario > Toronto > Histoire.
Presidents et recteurs d'universite > Ontario > Toronto > Histoire.
Universities and colleges > Ontario > Toronto > History.
College presidents > Ontario > Toronto > History.
Ontario > Toronto.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover ; Title Page ; Copyright Page ; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Introduction; 1 Background to the Events of 1973 at York University; 2 York University, 1974-84 (as Seen through the Eyes of a President); 3 "The economy is the secret police of our desires": York University, 1985-92; 4 Tales of York, 1992-97; 5 Years of Transition, 1997-2007; 6 This Is Our Time: Into a New Era at York University, 2007-14; 7 York's Crises Resolved: The Future Is Secure; Appendix; Works Cited; Index.

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