William Friday Power, Purpose, and American Higher Education / William A. Link.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Link, William A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

North Carolina--Biography.

North Carolina.

University of North Carolina (System)--History.

University of North Carolina (System).

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

Friday, William C. (William Clyde).

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (545 p.)

Edition:

Second edition / with a new introduction and epilogue by the author.

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2013

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2013

Summary:

Few North Carolinians have been as well known or as widely respected as William Friday (1920-2012). The former president of the University of North Carolina remained prominent in public affairs in the state and elsewhere throughout his life and ranked as one of the most important American university presidents of the post-World War II era. In the second edition of this comprehensive biography, William Link traces Friday's long and remarkable career and commemorates his legendary life. Friday's thirty years as president of the university, from 1956 to 1986, spanned the greatest period of growth for higher education in American history, and Friday played a crucial role in shaping the sixteen-campus UNC system during that time. Link also explores Friday's influential work on nationwide commissions, task forces, and nonprofits, and in the development of the National Humanities Center and the growth of Research Triangle Park. This second edition features a new introduction and epilogue to enrich the narrative, charting the later years of Friday's career and examining his legacy in North Carolina and nationwide.

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

Epilogue: The Most Respected Man in North CarolinaNotes; Bibliography; Supplemental Bibliography for the Second Edition; Acknowledgments; Acknowledgments for the Second Edition; 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 (pages 487-500) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

979-88-908470-0-3

979-88-9313-072-0

1-4696-1186-4

1-4696-1258-5

OCLC:

867739635