Scholarly Leadership in Higher Education: An Intellectual History of James Bryan Conant

by Wayne J. Urban

Book Overview

Urban provides an intellectual history of Harvard presidency of James Bryant Conant (1933-1953), situating it within the broader international landscape and drawing out the implication for the current state of higher education with reference to specific leadership policy issues in the sector. Throughout this volume, Urban explores the ways in which Conant achieved largely successful attempts to modernize Harvard by upgrading both its student body...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350210579
• ISBN13: 9781350210578
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"