Author: Israel GoldsteinPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 158
Book Description
Brandeis University, Chapter of Its Founding
Author: Israel GoldsteinOther People's Money
Author: Louis Dembitz BrandeisPublisher: Binker North
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
The great monopoly in this country is money. So long as that exists, our old variety and individual energy of development are out of the question. A great industrial nation is controlled by its system of credit.
Academia's Golden Age
Author: Richard M. FreelandPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195363728
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 545
Book Description
This book examines the evolution of American universities during the years following World War II. Emphasizing the importance of change at the campus level, the book combines a general consideration of national trends with a close study of eight diverse universities in Massachusetts. The eight are Harvard, M.I.T., Tufts, Brandeis, Boston University, Boston College, Northeastern and the University of Massachusetts. Broad analytic chapters examine major developments like expansion, the rise of graduate education and research, the professionalization of the faculty, and the decline of general education. These chapters also review criticisms of academia that arose in the late 1960s and the fate of various reform proposals during the 1970s. Additional chapters focus on the eight campuses to illustrate the forces that drove different kinds of institutions--research universities, college-centered universities, urban private universities and public universities--in responding to the circumstances of the postwar years.
Encyclopedia of Judaism
Author: Sara E. KareshPublisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 0816069824
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 641
Book Description
An illustrated A to Z reference containing over 800 entries providing information on the theology, people, historical events, institutions and movements related to the religion of Judaism.
Iconic Leaders in Higher Education
Author: Roger L. GeigerPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351513931
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Iconic leaders are those who have become symbols of their institutions. This volume of historical studies portrays a collection of college and university presidents who acquired iconic qualities that transcend mere identification with their institution.The volume begins with Roger L. Geiger's observation that creating and controlling one's image requires managing publicity. Andrea Turpin describes how Mount Holyoke Seminar's evolution into a modern women's college required reshaping the image of Mary Lyon, its founder. Roger L. Geiger and Nathan M. Sorber show how College of Philadelphia provost William Smith's partisan politics and patronage tainted the college he symbolized. Joby Topper reveals how presidents Seth Low of Columbia and Francis Patton of Princeton mastered the modern art of publicity.Katherine Chaddock explains how John Erskine?the Columbia University English professor responsible for the first Great Books program?and his unusual career inverted the normal route to iconic status. In contrast, Christian Anderson's analysis of John G. Bowman, chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh, shows how he substituted architectural vision for academic leadership. James Capshew explores the background that made Herman Wells a revered leader of Indiana University. Nancy Diamond details how building Brandeis University involved a challenging series of decisions successfully navigated by founding president Abram Sachar. Finally, Ethan Schrum depicts how Clark Kerr's controversial understanding of the role of contemporary universities was formed by his earlier career in industrial relations. This study of iconic leaders probes new dimensions of leadership and the construction of institutional images.
The Soul of the American University
Author: George M. MarsdenPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0195106504
Category : Education, Higher
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
Explores the decline in religious influence in American universities, discussing why this transformation has occurred.
Playing with God
Author: William J BakerPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674020448
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Like no other nation on earth, Americans eagerly blend their religion and sports. This book traces this dynamic relationship from the Puritan condemnation of games as sinful in the seventeenth century to the near deification of athletic contests in our own day.
Business--a Profession
Author: Louis Dembitz BrandeisPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
An American Orthodox Dreamer
Author: Seth FarberPublisher: UPNE
ISBN: 9781584653387
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
The first full-scale historical treatment of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, the leading figure in twentieth-century American Jewish Orthodoxy.
Marian Anderson
Author: Allan KeilerPublisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252070679
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 468
Book Description
Marian Anderson was a woman with two disparate voices. The first - a powerful, majestic contralto spanning four octaves - catapulted her from Philadelphia poverty to international fame. A second, softer voice emanated from her mere presence. This study of Anderson's life features separate appendices for Anderson's repertory and discography.