William Friday : power, purpose, and American higher education / William A. Link.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Link, William A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

University of North Carolina (System)--Presidents--Biography.

University of North Carolina (System).

Friday, William C. (William Clyde).

Friday, William C.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 494 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

William Friday: Power, Purpose, and American Higher Education

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Introduction; PART I. Drawn to Power; 1. The Barefoot Son of the Mayor of Dallas; 2. The Winds of War; 3. Ascent to Power; PART II. Defender of the Purpose; 4. The Roaring Lions of Reaction; 5. The Wolf's Taking Over; 6. Restructuring the University System; 7. This Is Bill Friday Country; 8. The East Carolina Challenge; PART III. The Dilemmas of Power; 9. The Adams Court; 10. Queen Elizabeth in the Baltimore Orioles Dugout; 11. The Chasm May Be Narrow, but It Also Runs Deep; 12. Walking Backwards into the Eighties; Conclusion: The Second Education of William Friday; Notes

BibliographyAcknowledgments; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8078-6300-9

OCLC:

817923046