The Pursuit of Knowledge
Speeches and Papers of Richard C. Atkinson
Richard C. Atkinson's 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 rapid expansion and increased 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 changing California. These writings tell the story of the national controversy over the SAT and Atkinson's successful challenge to the dominance of the seventy-five-year-old college entrance examination.…
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Weitere Autoren: Pelfrey, Patricia A. (Hrsg.) / Saxon, David S. (Vorb.)
- ISBN: 978-0-520-25199-1
- EAN: 9780520251991
- Produktnummer: 2674601
- Verlag: University Presses
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2007
- Seitenangabe: 224 S.
- Masse: H21.0 cm x B14.0 cm x D1.5 cm 272 g
- Abbildungen: Trade Paperback; 1 graph
- Gewicht: 272
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Richard C. Atkinson is President Emeritus of the University of California. Before becoming president of the UC System, he served as chancellor of UC San Diego; prior to that he served as director of the National Science Foundation and was a long-term member of the faculty at Stanford University.
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