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The Purposes of the University. Selected Speeches.
Bernie Machen
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Description for The Purposes of the University. Selected Speeches.
Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: JNA; JNM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 386.
The modern university is a beacon for students, a home for scholars, a hub of culture in the community, an engine of discovery, an economic force--a place of many purposes, all facing change or reinvention. This selection of speeches from University of Florida president Bernie Machen, with executive speechwriter Aaron Hoover, offers insights on public higher education and its challenges from the helm of one of the largest land-grant universities in the country. The Purposes of the University sheds light on many of the recent upheavals within academia. Machen has defended against legislative pressures and criticism of the liberal arts ... Read more
The modern university is a beacon for students, a home for scholars, a hub of culture in the community, an engine of discovery, an economic force--a place of many purposes, all facing change or reinvention. This selection of speeches from University of Florida president Bernie Machen, with executive speechwriter Aaron Hoover, offers insights on public higher education and its challenges from the helm of one of the largest land-grant universities in the country. The Purposes of the University sheds light on many of the recent upheavals within academia. Machen has defended against legislative pressures and criticism of the liberal arts ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University Press of Florida United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Florida, United States
ISBN
9780813060057
SKU
V9780813060057
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About Bernie Machen
Bernie Machen has served as the eleventh president of the University of Florida since 2004. Prior to UF, he spent six years as president of the University of Utah. He also served as provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at the University of Michigan and dean of the UM School of Dentistry. He is a past president of ... Read more
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