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Diary of a dean / Herbert I. London.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- London, Herbert I.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Deans (Education)--Biography.
- Deans (Education).
- London, Herbert I., 1939-.
- London, Herbert I.
- New York University--History.
- New York University.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (79 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Hamilton Books, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book is a memoir of Herbert London's years at New York University. It follows his personal path from professor and ombudsman to dean of a new 'experimental' college. For anyone eager to learn about the evolution of higher education in the last few decades, this book is indispensable reading.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chapter One
- Thinking about America from Down Under
- Chapter Two
- How a Commencement Changed My Life
- Chapter Three
- Running to Class
- Chapter Four
- Underground Notes from a Campus Ombudsman
- Chapter Five
- What a Dean Learns from His Mother
- Chapter Six
- What Really Matters
- Chapter Seven
- Letter to a Student
- Chapter Eight
- The Zeitgeist Rings My Home Number
- Chapter Nine
- Challenging the Academic Orthodoxy
- Chapter Ten
- The Tenure Trap
- Chapter Eleven
- Academic Freedom and Free Speech
- Chapter Twelve
- The Hudson Institute as a University in Absentia
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 0-7618-8647-8
- 1-282-71352-3
- 9786612713521
- 0-7618-5172-0
- OCLC:
- 672011473
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