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Title: The Work of the University by Richard C. Levin ISBN: 0-300-10001-9 Publisher: Yale Univ Pr Pub. Date: 30 April, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.4 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Didn't read it....but remark as a Yale Alumni
Comment: As the president of an old school like Yale,he was destined to a heavy burden imposed by his faculty members,who are not ceremonial as faculty members in other school are----they used to much more powerful,I guess.
His dual-identity(professor,researcher in Econ Dept. and administrative president) is proved to be successful in the past,including his trip to China,where he was very mich welcome by not only professors,researchers,but also administrative leaders.
In this sense,Yale is not merely a research or teaching institution,on the contrary,it is widely accepted to be a "temple" to give people more phychological oversees.I have to confess Yale is in US,which has been preset by its location,however,it is more of a window open to people all over the world rather than just Americans,although it will reveal some reflection of American(Typical) thought.
Rating: 4
Summary: The extensive work of the university
Comment: The "Work of the University" is extensive, as this collection of speeches by the president of a great univeristy demonstrates. Dr. Levin recognizes the job of our institutions of higher learning to help fuel our economy and hatch ideas that make a difference in a global society. At its core, however, schools are still about teaching, and I especially enjoyed the speeches to students and graduates. Although they were directed at a particular audience, the messages they contain are relevant to just about everyone, and the historic and biographical references used to reinforce them are well-chosen.
Rating: 5
Summary: An Empowering Read
Comment: The Work of the University by Richard Levin is an empowering and inspiring book - one which in graceful and plain spoken prose leaves the reader in President Levin's words, determined to "understand fully what our values mean, we must also test what it means to live by them."
The book not only demonstrates the importance of a strong liberal education but the importance of a strong leader. With Levin's powerful mind, clear vision, sound morable bearing and compassion about issues big and small, it is not wonder that Yale continues to be one of the best universities. I only hope that all of us in the Yale community benefit from at least another 10 years of his leadership.
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Title: Universities in the Marketplace : The Commercialization of Higher Education by Derek Bok ISBN: 0691114129 Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr Pub. Date: 03 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Clueless in Academe: How Schooling Obscures the Life of the Mind by Gerald Graff ISBN: 0300095589 Publisher: Yale Univ Pr Pub. Date: April, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: The University in a Corporate Culture by Eric Gould ISBN: 0300087063 Publisher: Yale Univ Pr Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: The Creation of the Future: The Role of the American University by Frank Harold Trevor Rhodes ISBN: 080143937X Publisher: Cornell Univ Pr Pub. Date: October, 2001 List Price(USD): $32.50 |
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Title: Shakespeare, Einstein, and the Bottom Line : The Marketing of Higher Education by David L. Kirp ISBN: 0674011465 Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr Pub. Date: November, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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