The Pursuit of Knowledge: Speeches and Papers of Richard C. Atkinson

by Richard C. Atkinson

Book Overview

Richard C. Atkinson's eight-year tenure as president of the University of California (1995-2003) reflected the major issues facing California itself: the state's emergence as the world's leading knowledge-based economy and the rapidly expanding size and diversity of its population. As this selection of President Atkinson's speeches and papers reveals, his administration was marked by innovative approaches that deliberately shaped U.C.'s role in this...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520251997
• ISBN13: 9780520251991
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.5"