The View from the Helm: Leading the American University during an Era of Change
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| Rating | : | 4.29 (583 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0472115901 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 424 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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James J. . Duderstadt is President Emeritus and University Professor of Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan
His presidency was a time of growth and conflict: of sweeping new affirmative-action and equal-opportunity programs, significant financial expansion, and reenergized student activism on issues from apartheid to codes of student conduct.Under James Duderstadt’s stewardship, Michigan reaffirmed its reputation as a trailblazer among universities. Widely regarded as one of the most active and publicly engaged university presidents in modern academia, Duderstadtwho led the University of Michigan from 1988 to 1996presided over a period of enormous change, not only for his institution, but for universities across the country. Part memoir, part history, part commentary, The View from the Helm extracts general lessons from his experienc
Excellent within its limits Richard B. Schwartz Part history and part autobiography, this is an account of Duderstadt's academic career at the University of Michigan, with special emphasis on his 8-year term as the institution's president. Duderstadt is an experienced academic, rising through the ranks to dean of Michigan's college of engineering, then to the position of provost and president.He is also a prolific c
Duderstadt is President Emeritus and University Professor of Science and Engineering at the University of Michigan. . About the Author James J