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Dignity, Discourse, and Destiny
Stapleton, Darwin H.; Stapleton, Donna Heckman
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Description for Dignity, Discourse, and Destiny
Hardback. Courtney C. Smith was an educator of high standards and vision who led Swarthmore College from 1953 to 1969. This work looks at Smith's convictions, commitment, and values, and shows how they preserved liberal arts at Swarthmore and shaped institutions that continue to promote discourse, human dignity, and civil society. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations, bibliography, notes, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BG; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 567.
Courtney C. Smith, an educator of high standards and vision who led Swarthmore College from 1953 to 1969, was an outstanding figure in twentieth-century American higher education. A native of Iowa, Smith graduated from Harvard University in 1938 summa cum laude and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He won a Rhodes Scholarship and went to Merton College, Oxford, England, and then returned to Harvard for doctoral studies, receiving a Ph.D. in English literature. Appointed president of Swarthmore College in April 1953, at the age of 36, Smith - an articulate, strong leader - soon was actively developing relationships with ... Read more
Courtney C. Smith, an educator of high standards and vision who led Swarthmore College from 1953 to 1969, was an outstanding figure in twentieth-century American higher education. A native of Iowa, Smith graduated from Harvard University in 1938 summa cum laude and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He won a Rhodes Scholarship and went to Merton College, Oxford, England, and then returned to Harvard for doctoral studies, receiving a Ph.D. in English literature. Appointed president of Swarthmore College in April 1953, at the age of 36, Smith - an articulate, strong leader - soon was actively developing relationships with ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Associated University Presses United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Delaware, United States
ISBN
9780874138337
SKU
V9780874138337
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About Stapleton, Darwin H.; Stapleton, Donna Heckman
Darwin H. Stapleton has been the executive director of the Rockefeller Archive Center since 1986. Previously he was on the faculty of Case Western Reserve University, and was an associate editor of The Papers of Benjamin Henry Latrobe. Donna Heckman Stapleton is a social worker for the City School District of New Rochelle, New York. She has taught graduate courses ... Read more
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