The winds of freedom : addressing challenges to the university /

"As president of Stanford University, Gerhard Casper established a reputation as a tireless, forward-thinking advocate for higher education. His speeches, renowned for their intelligence, humanity, wit, and courage, confront head-on the most pressing concerns facing our nation's universiti...

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Main Author: Casper, Gerhard (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2014.
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Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9780300207064
0300207069
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Roles of a university president
  • The wind of freedom blows
  • Invectives : on rendering judgment at the university
  • Corry v. Stanford University : the issue of free expression
  • Concerning culture and cultures : campus diversity
  • The university in a political context
  • Affirmative action
  • The advantage of the research-intensive university
  • Thinking in a free and open space
  • Coda.