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POINTING OUR THOUGHTS
REFLECTIONS ON HARVARD AND HIGHER EDUCATION 1991-2001 |
| By: |
Neil L. Rudenstine, Barry Moser (Illus), Hanna Holborn Gray (Foreword) |
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Hardback |
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£30.95 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0674007255 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780674007253 |
| Publisher: |
HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
1 May, 2001 |
| Pages: |
400 |
| Description: |
As president of Harvard University, Neil Rudenstine has enjoyed a unique perspective on the contemporary state of higher learning. This selection of Rudenstine's talks and writings illuminates many of the ideas and issues that animate higher education today. |
| Synopsis: |
As president of Harvard University, Neil Rudenstine has enjoyed a unique perspective on the state of higher learning, while exerting a significant influence on its recent and future course. Published to commemorate his decade-long tenure, this selection of Rudenstine's talks and writings illuminates many of the ideas and issues that animate higher education today. In a collection of more than 50 speeches and writings, Rudenstine explores topics both timely and timeless, from the educational importance of diversity to the enduring value of the humanities; from the teaching potential of new technologies to the profound benefits of basic research; from developments in the professions and public service to the singular power of education to transform lives. |
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US |
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Harvard University Press |
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Returnable |
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