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| Autor/in | Starr, Kenneth |
|---|---|
| Titel | Bear country. The Baylor story. |
| Quelle | United States: Kenneth W. Starr (2017), 151 S. |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Monographie |
| ISBN | 1944298142 (gebundene Ausgabe); 9781944298142 (gebundene Ausgabe) |
| Schlagwörter | Biografie; Texas; USA; Starr, Kenneth; Baylor University; College presidents; Biography; Waco; Christian education; Erziehung |
| Abstract | Beginnings -- Roots -- Rookie -- Challenges -- Opportunities -- Students -- Academics -- Inclusion -- Explosion -- Farewell -- Reflections -- Commencement. Ken Starr rightly calls this story a deeply personal one which, however, is less about himself than it is about Baylor University a school whose unusual distinctives he came to deeply appreciate in his six years as the school s president. In this book he lauds those treasured distinctives while also speaking frankly about troubling factors in the university's personality that led to conflicts and crisis in his tenure there, ultimately bringing about his dismissal as president. Despite this seemingly premature closure to his leadership, the author makes clear his abiding loyalty and love for Baylor while bringing into focus broadly urgent concerns about the state of higher education in general in America. Staying sensitive to a purity of purpose in academia, he exalts students and teachers above administrators and boards, and personal relationships and community above more selfish educational outcomes. These pages easily reveal the author's warmth and wisdom while reflecting honestly on Baylor s vast host of accomplishments, as well as its share of disheartening struggles. |
| Erfasst von | Library of Congress, Washington, DC |
| Update | 2018/4/12 |
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