03563nam 2200565Ia 450 991045504320332120200520144314.00-520-92501-71-59734-639-X(CKB)111056485640956(EBL)224349(OCoLC)475931063(SSID)ssj0000164315(PQKBManifestationID)11162832(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000164315(PQKBWorkID)10141434(PQKB)10507335(MiAaPQ)EBC224349(Au-PeEL)EBL224349(CaPaEBR)ebr10053510(EXLCZ)9911105648564095620021112d2001 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAcademic triumphs[electronic resource] a personal memoir of the University of California, 1949-1967 /Clark Kerr ; with a foreword by Neil J. SmelserBerkeley, Calif. ;London University of California Pressc20011 online resource (576 p.)The gold and the blue ;v.1Description based upon print version of record.0-520-22367-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; FIgures and Tables; Foreword; Preface; Getting to Know Berkeley; A Giant Astride the University: An Appreciation of Robert Gordon Sproul; Answering the Big Question: Who Will Take Berkeley's Place in the Academic Big Six?; Defining a Chancellor's Sphere of Actions; ""The Best Balanced Distinguished University""; Getting Ready for the Tidal Wave; Improving Facilities for Student Life at Berkeley; A New Physical Development Plan for Berkeley; Responding to Some Post-Loyalty Oath Legacies; Reprise and Prelude: Three Struggles over the University's Orientation--1870, 1900, and 1950A New Agenda for the Reorientation of the UniversityA Master Plan for Higher Education in California; Moving from Unitary to Pluralistic Decision-Making (1957-59); A Second Look at Decentralization (1965) and a Failed Proposal; Reconsiderations; Creation of Three Campuses; Original Directions and Problems at the New Campuses; Mass Transformations and Administered Alterations; Innovations and Reactions at Santa Cruz; Reconsiderations on Attempts at Academic Change; Transformations at Davis and Santa Barbara; A Place in the Sun for UCLA; Clouds Obscure Berkeley's Sun; Academic AffairsStudent LifeStructural Adjustments; Pure Gold and Some Dross; Appendix 1: Honor Roll of University Leaders; Appendix 2: University of California Administration and Governance; Appendix 3: Indicators of Growth in the University of California; Appendix 4: List of Documentary Supplements; Notes; Acknowledgments; Credits; IndexOne of the last century's most influential figures in higher education, Clark Kerr was a leading visionary, architect, leader, and fighter for the University of California. Chancellor of the Berkeley campus from 1952 to 1958 and president of the university from 1958 to 1967, Kerr saw the university through its golden years--a time of both great advancement and great conflict.EducationHistoryElectronic books.EducationHistory.378.79467Kerr Clark1911-2003.48186MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455043203321Academic triumphs2172510UNINA