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Adams Walter <1922-1998.> |
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The test [[electronic resource] /] / Walter Adams |
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East Lansing, : Michigan State University Press, c2003 |
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Soggetti |
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College presidents |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Originally published: New York : Macmillan, 1971. |
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Contents; Foreword; Preface; 1. The Stage is Set; 2. The White Radicals; 3. The Black Militants; 4. The Moderate Majority; 5. The Outside Agitators; 6. The Apostles of Neutrality; 7. The Guardians of Excellence; 8. Holding Things Together |
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World renowned economist and president of Michigan State University, Walter Adams first published The Test in 1971, a year after his tenure as university president ended. Adams recounts the tumultuous nine months of his office: as the first university president to follow the legendary John Hannah, Adams inherited the unease and resentments that had been quietly swelling under seemingly calm administrative waters. These resentments, coupled with the increased social awareness generated by sixties activism combined in an explosive protest during the fall of 1969. With g |
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