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Scholarly Leadership in Higher Education

An Intellectual History of James Bryan Conant
BuchKartoniert, Paperback
234 Seiten
Englisch
Continnuum-3PLerschienen am21.10.2021
Urban provides an intellectual history of Harvard presidency of James Bryant Conant (1933-1953), situating it within the broader international landscape and drawing out the implication for the current state of higher education with reference to specific leadership policy issues in the sector. Throughout this volume, Urban explores the ways in which Conant achieved largely successful attempts to modernize Harvard by upgrading both its student body and its faculty. He explores the intellectual excellence agenda that Conant pursued both with students and academics, and the ramifications of this. He also considers the nature of Conant´s part-time handling of the role of president, the way he delegated campus control to his Provost, Paul Buck, and the ways the two operated together and separately. Urban also looks at Conant´s own intellectual breadth, as scientist and humanist, which showed itself prominently in his activities in pursuit of general education reform. Conant´s combination of intellect and agenda was unusual for a president in his own time, and is exceedingly rare, if not completely missing, in contemporary university presidencies. In exploring this innovative president´s time in office at Harvard, Urban offers pertinent ideas to today´s leaders of higher education.mehr
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KlappentextUrban provides an intellectual history of Harvard presidency of James Bryant Conant (1933-1953), situating it within the broader international landscape and drawing out the implication for the current state of higher education with reference to specific leadership policy issues in the sector. Throughout this volume, Urban explores the ways in which Conant achieved largely successful attempts to modernize Harvard by upgrading both its student body and its faculty. He explores the intellectual excellence agenda that Conant pursued both with students and academics, and the ramifications of this. He also considers the nature of Conant´s part-time handling of the role of president, the way he delegated campus control to his Provost, Paul Buck, and the ways the two operated together and separately. Urban also looks at Conant´s own intellectual breadth, as scientist and humanist, which showed itself prominently in his activities in pursuit of general education reform. Conant´s combination of intellect and agenda was unusual for a president in his own time, and is exceedingly rare, if not completely missing, in contemporary university presidencies. In exploring this innovative president´s time in office at Harvard, Urban offers pertinent ideas to today´s leaders of higher education.
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-1-350-21057-8
ProduktartBuch
EinbandartKartoniert, Paperback
Erscheinungsjahr2021
Erscheinungsdatum21.10.2021
ReihePerspectives on Leadership in Higher Education
Seiten234 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
MasseBreite 156 mm, Höhe 234 mm, Dicke 13 mm
Gewicht363 g
Artikel-Nr.57245748

Inhalt/Kritik

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Series Editor's Foreword1. Early Life and Educational Career2. Presidential Vision and Priorities3. Aspects of a Successful, Part-time Presidency4. More than a President5. Post-PresidencyConclusionReferencesIndexmehr