
Diary of a Dean
Herbert I. London(Author)
Hamilton Books (Publisher)
Published on 8. July 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
60 pages
978-0-7618-5171-4 (ISBN)
Description
Diary of a Dean is a memoir of Herbert London's years at New York University. It follows his personal path from professor and ombudsman to dean of a new "experimental" college. The period in question parallels a tumultuous era in higher education. London's experiences placed him in the eye of the academic hurricane.
Although there was considerable debate about the content and nature of higher education in this overheated period, London attempted to maintain a balance between a traditional devotion to the canon of western civilization and emerging technologies and innovations that permit a flexible delivery of education.
Maintaining this balance, as London's words indicate, was not easy. There were pressures from many quarters including, most significantly, the polarization of the faculty. Serving as a dean in an experimental college and, at the same time, remaining devoted to a Matthew Arnoldian view of the curriculum was not something he anticipated as a youthful professor. But for anyone eager to learn about the evolution of higher education in the last few decades, this book is indispensable reading.
Although there was considerable debate about the content and nature of higher education in this overheated period, London attempted to maintain a balance between a traditional devotion to the canon of western civilization and emerging technologies and innovations that permit a flexible delivery of education.
Maintaining this balance, as London's words indicate, was not easy. There were pressures from many quarters including, most significantly, the polarization of the faculty. Serving as a dean in an experimental college and, at the same time, remaining devoted to a Matthew Arnoldian view of the curriculum was not something he anticipated as a youthful professor. But for anyone eager to learn about the evolution of higher education in the last few decades, this book is indispensable reading.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Publishing group
University Press of America
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
131 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7618-5171-4 (9780761851714)
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Person
Herbert I. London is president of the Hudson Institute. He is a professor emeritus from New York University, where he also served as founder and dean of the Gallatin School of Individualized Study.
Content
Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Introduction
Chapter 3 Chapter 1: Thinking about America from Down Under
Chapter 4 Chapter 2: How a Commencement Changed My Life
Chapter 5 Chapter 3: Running to Class
Chapter 6 Chapter 4: Underground Notes from a Campus Ombudsman
Chapter 7 Chapter 5: What A Dean Learns from His Mother
Chapter 8 Chapter 6: What Really Matters
Chapter 9 Chapter 7: Letter to a Student
Chapter 10 Chapter 8: The Zeitgeist Rings My Home Number
Chapter 11 Chapter 9: Challenging the Academic Orthodoxy
Chapter 12 Chapter 10: The Tenure Trap
Chapter 13 Chapter 11: Academic Freedom and Free Speech
Chapter 14 Chapter 12: The Hudson Institute as a University in Absentia
Chapter 15 Conclusion
Chapter 2 Introduction
Chapter 3 Chapter 1: Thinking about America from Down Under
Chapter 4 Chapter 2: How a Commencement Changed My Life
Chapter 5 Chapter 3: Running to Class
Chapter 6 Chapter 4: Underground Notes from a Campus Ombudsman
Chapter 7 Chapter 5: What A Dean Learns from His Mother
Chapter 8 Chapter 6: What Really Matters
Chapter 9 Chapter 7: Letter to a Student
Chapter 10 Chapter 8: The Zeitgeist Rings My Home Number
Chapter 11 Chapter 9: Challenging the Academic Orthodoxy
Chapter 12 Chapter 10: The Tenure Trap
Chapter 13 Chapter 11: Academic Freedom and Free Speech
Chapter 14 Chapter 12: The Hudson Institute as a University in Absentia
Chapter 15 Conclusion