A Place in the Sun : A Memoir / Donald Kennedy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kennedy, Donald, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kennedy, Donald, 1931-2020.

Kennedy, Donald.

Stanford University--Presidents--Biography.

Stanford University.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (238 pages)

Place of Publication:

Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

More than personal memoir, Donald Kennedy's story is not only a chronicle of watershed years in the history of Stanford University, but also a reflection on academia's perennial concerns. The story builds from his childhood and family in New England through mentors at Harvard to reflections on his early years at Stanford. What is the scope of a teacher's responsibilities? What is the proper balance between research and teaching? How far can a professor of literature stretch activism and free speech before losing tenure? How can the University look so rich and feel so poor? While biology department head, Kennedy founded Human Biology, Stanford's first interdisciplinary program. As president, issues of ethnic diversity, student activism, multicultural curricula, patent rights, divestment in South Africa, a student hostage crisis, and a major earthquake colored his pivotal years at Stanford. At the heart of Kennedy's journey has been the belief that one must give back to society as mentor, inspiring his students; as commissioner of the FDA, wrestling with issues of freedom and regulation; as editor of Science, confronting the clash of science and politics. Throughout the book, sidebar recollections from students, friends, and colleagues reflect on his caring encouragement and core humanity, his love of teaching, and a life profoundly committed to science and public service.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

FOREWORD

INTRODUCTION. Steeples of Excellence

CHAPTER 1. LONG JOURNEY WEST

CHAPTER 2. GROWING PAINS

CHAPTER 3. LIFE ON THE FARM

CHAPTER 4. ACADEMIC FREEDOM AND ACADEMIC DUTY

CHAPTER 5. MR. KENNEDY GOES TO WASHINGTON

CHAPTER 6. THE BEST JOB IN THE WORLD

CHAPTER 7. THE REWARDS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF LEADERSHIP

CHAPTER 8. OF PATENTS, PROFITS, AND THEIR ENSUING EFFECTS

CHAPTER 9. MONEY MATTERS

CHAPTER 10. POST PRESIDENCY

CHAPTER 11. SCIENCE

EPILOGUE

ROBIN’S EPILOGUE

DONALD KENNEDY

SIDEBAR CONTRIBUTORS

NOTES

INDEX

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)

ISBN:

9780911221619

0911221611

OCLC:

1178769969