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Zusatztext "Her riveting chapter on the history of intelligence testing! disputes over the reliability of aptitude versus achievement testing and America's obsession with standardized tests should be mandatory reading for anyone interested in the history of the interplay between merit and democracy." Informationen zum Autor Patricia Pelfrey is a Research Associate at the Center for Studies in Higher Education at UC Berkeley. She is the author of A Brief History of the University of California (UC Press! 2004). Klappentext "This engaging book is blessed with a special chemistry. It is! first! a revealing story of one of the most intelligent! adaptive! and creative leaders in the history of the University of California. It is! second! a superb account of the knottiest problems-affirmative action! relations with the national laboratories! for example-faced by the University during the Atkinson presidency. It is! third! remarkably enriched by Patricia Pelfrey's talents! long experience! keen judgment! and objectivity as the storyteller."--Neil J. Smelser! Professor of Sociology! Emeritus! University of California! Berkeley and author of Reflections on the University of California "This book has a wide range of appeal! from University of California loyalists to scholars of public higher education! its governance! administration and politics."--Karl S. Pister! Chancellor Emeritus! UC Santa Cruz and Dean and Roy W. Carlson Professor of Engineering Emeritus! UC Berkeley Zusammenfassung Richard C Atkinson was named president of the University of California in August 1995, barely four weeks after the UC Regents voted to end affirmative action. This book discusses how he dealt with the admissions wars - the political, legal, and academic consequences of that historic and controversial decision, as well as the issue of governance. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword by Karl S. Pister About This Book 1. The Evolution of a Crisis 2. The Education of a Chancellor 3. Who Runs the University? 4. Seventeenth President 5. A Problem in Search of a Solution 6. "A More Inclusive Definition of Merit" 7. Reinventing the Economy 8. An Idea and Its Consequences 9. History's Coils: The Nuclear Weapons Laboratories 10. Presidents and Chancellors 11. Epilogue: One University Appendix 1. Regents' Resolutions SP-1! SP-2! and RE-28 Appendix 2. Atkinson Presidency Timeline Appendix 3. University of California Trends! 1995-2003 Notes Select Bibliography Index ...
