The Winds of Freedom: Addressing Challenges to the University - Couverture rigide

Casper, Gerhard

 
9780300196917: The Winds of Freedom: Addressing Challenges to the University
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ISBN 10 : 0300196911 ISBN 13 : 9780300196917
Editeur : Yale University Press, 2014

Synopsis

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 universities.

From affirmative action and multiculturalism to free speech, politics, public service, and government regulation, Casper addresses the controversial issues currently debated on college campuses and in our highest courts. With insight and candor, each chapter explores the context of these challenges to higher education and provides Casper's stirring orations delivered in response. In addressing these vital concerns, Casper outlines the freedoms that a university must encourage and defend in the ongoing pursuit of knowledge.

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À propos de l?auteur

Gerhard Casper was president of Stanford University from 1992 to 2000. Currently he is a senior fellow at Stanford's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. He lives in Atherton, CA.

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Éditeur
Yale University Press
Date d'édition
2014
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0300196911
ISBN 13 
9780300196917
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
248
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Personne responsable
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