The View from the Helm: Leading the American University During an Era of Change

by James J. Duderstadt

Book Overview

Widely regarded as one of the most active and publicly engaged university presidents in modern academia, Duderstadt--who led the University of Michigan from 1988 to 1996--presided over a period of enormous change, not only for his institution, but for universities across the country. His presidency was a time of growth and conflict: of sweeping new affirmative-action and equal-opportunity programs, significant financial expansion, and reenergized...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472115901
• ISBN13: 9780472115907
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.3"