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The pursuit of knowledge : speeches and papers by Richard C. Atkinson / / edited by Patricia Pelfrey ; with a foreword by David S. Saxon



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Autore: Atkinson Richard C Visualizza persona
Titolo: The pursuit of knowledge : speeches and papers by Richard C. Atkinson / / edited by Patricia Pelfrey ; with a foreword by David S. Saxon Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2007
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (225 pages)
Disciplina: 378/.050974
Soggetto topico: Universities and colleges - Administration
Education, Higher - Aims and objectives - United States
College presidents - California
Soggetto non controllato: 20th century america
activism
african american studies
american education system
american history
black american history
black culture
black feminists
civil rights
desegregating schools
famous black americans
feminism
genealogy
human rights
race and gender studies
segregation
united states politics
women and girls
Altri autori: PelfreyPatricia A  
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Editor's Note -- A Brief History Of The Atkinson Presidency -- Remarks On Receiving The University Of Chicago Alumni Medal -- The Golden Fleece, Science Education, And U.S. Science Policy -- Remarks On Appointment As President Of The University Of California -- The Future Of The University Of California: A Personal View -- The Role Of The President Of The University -- Robert Gordon Sproul -- Tradition At The University Of California -- Diversity: Not There Yet -- The Numbers Game And Graduate Education -- Opportunities For Chinese And American Universities In The Knowledge-Based Economy -- The Globalization Of The University -- Academic Freedom And The Research University -- A New World Of Scholarly Communication -- Standardized Tests And Access To American Universities -- The California Crucible: Demography, Excellence, And Access At The University Of California -- Statement On The Vote By The College Board Trustees To Revise The SAT I -- College Admissions And The SAT: A Personal Perspective -- Farewell Remarks To The Board Of Regents -- Regents' Resolution In Honor Of Richard C. Atkinson -- Index
Sommario/riassunto: Richard C. Atkinson's eight-year tenure as president of the University of California (1995-2003) reflected the major issues facing California itself: the state's emergence as the world's leading knowledge-based economy and the rapidly expanding size and diversity of its population. As this selection of President Atkinson's speeches and papers reveals, his administration was marked by innovative approaches that deliberately shaped U.C.'s role in this changing California. These writings tell the story of the national controversy over the SAT and Atkinson's successful challenge to the dominance of the seventy-five-year-old college entrance examination. They also highlight other issues with national significance: U.C.'s experiments with race-neutral admissions programs; the challenges facing academic libraries and the University's pioneering activities with the California Digital Library; and the University's involvement in new paradigms of industry-university research. Together, these speeches and papers open a window on an eventful period in the history of the nation's leading public research university and the history of American higher education.
Titolo autorizzato: The pursuit of knowledge  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-281-75248-7
9786611752484
0-520-93394-X
1-4337-0839-6
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910784421203321
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