Raised at Rutgers : a president's story / Richard L. McCormick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCormick, Richard L., author.

Series:

Rivergate regionals.

Rivergate Regionals

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College presidents--New Jersey--Biography.

College presidents.

Rutgers University--Presidents--Biography.

Rutgers University.

Rutgers University--History.

McCormick, Richard L.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (300 p.)

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Raised at Rutgers, Richard L. McCormick tells what it is like to run a major state university and vividly portrays the often contentious environment in which a university president operates today. He unsparingly recounts his decade of leadership, including his own missteps-those we know about and those we didn't-as he strove to obtain adequate resources for the university, to overhaul the often confusing organization of the New Brunswick campus, to manage the growth and success of intercollegiate athletics, and to deepen Rutgers's acceptance of its obligations as the state university of New Jersey. With understandable pride, McCormick recalls and relates Rutgers's academic achievements during his presidency, including a renewed focus on undergraduate education and a significant increase in funding for research. Most dramatically, he chronicles the University's protracted efforts to reclaim Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (and ultimately to acquire most of UMDNJ), a goal that was finally realized with crucial help from Governor Chris Christie and former governor Tom Kean. Among the most honest accounts ever written of a college presidency, Raised at Rutgers takes the reader inside one of the best, and liveliest, public universities in America and highlights many of the most critical issues facing higher education today.

Contents:

Front matter

CONTENTS

Preface and Acknowledgments

1. Six Scenes from a University Presidency

2. Coming of Age at Rutgers

3. A Difficult First Year as Rutgers President

4. The Academic Heart of the Matter

5. Intercollegiate Athletics

6. Rutgers and New Jersey

7. Getting a Medical School, Concluding a Presidency

8. Reflections on Leading Rutgers

Sources

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8135-6475-1

OCLC:

884016242