Picture 1 of 1
Gallery
Picture 1 of 1
Have one to sell?
Keeping an Open Door: Passages in a University Presidency by Keith Brodie
US $10.00
ApproximatelyS$ 13.08
or Best Offer
Condition:
“Book is Like New. Dust Cover has Light Shelf Wear. Pages are Clean and Crispy.”
Oops! Looks like we're having trouble connecting to our server.
Refresh your browser window to try again.
Shipping:
Free USPS Media MailTM.
Located in: Delray Beach, Florida, United States
Delivery:
Estimated between Wed, 26 Nov and Tue, 2 Dec to 94104
Returns:
30 days return. Buyer pays for return shipping. If you use an eBay shipping label, it will be deducted from your refund amount.
Coverage:
Read item description or contact seller for details. See all detailsSee all details on coverage
(Not eligible for eBay purchase protection programmes)
About this item
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:303749503560
Item specifics
- Condition
- Like New
- Seller Notes
- “Book is Like New. Dust Cover has Light Shelf Wear. Pages are Clean and Crispy.”
- Publication Date
- 1996-10-16
- Pages
- 216
- ISBN
- 9780822318620
- EAN
- 9780822318620
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Duke University Press
ISBN-10
0822318628
ISBN-13
9780822318620
eBay Product ID (ePID)
448965
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
216 Pages
Publication Name
Keeping an Open Door : Passages in a University Presidency
Language
English
Publication Year
1996
Subject
General, Higher, Administration / Higher
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Education, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
22.4 Oz
Item Length
9.8 in
Item Width
5.9 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN
96-008678
Dewey Edition
20
Reviews
"This is a marvellous and evocative memoir which I recommend highly to all who wish to understand more about the university presidency and the evolving challenges facing American higher education." - Harold T. Shapiro, President, Princeton University" Keeping An Open Door is a remarkable book reflecting a rich experience in university leadership. It shows clearly how leadership matters in achieving tolerant inclusive pluralism while maintaining high standards of excellence in research and education. The insights, candor, and integrity of this book provide much guidance for anyone seriously interested in the well being of our great research universities." - David A. Hamburg, President, Carnegie Corporation"Keith Brodie has used occasions such as greeting incoming classes or speaking to visiting headmasters to address issues of genuine importance, not only at Duke, not only in higher education, but also in the larger society." - Paul Hardin, former Chancellor of UNC-Chapel Hill"This is a finely written, easily accessible, and reassuring book about the dilemmas of higher education. Keith Brodie honourably served both the institution which prospered under his leadership and the office of the presidency." - William M. Chace, President of Emory University, "Keith Brodie has used occasions such as greeting incoming classes or speaking to visiting headmasters to address issues of genuine importance, not only at Duke, not only in higher education, but also in the larger society."-Paul Hardin, former Chancellor of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, "This is a finely written, easily accessible, and reassuring book about the dilemmas of higher education. Keith Brodie honorably served both the institution which prospered under his leadership and the office of the presidency."--William M. Chace, President of Emory University, "Keith Brodie has used occasions such as greeting incoming classes or speaking to visiting headmasters to address issues of genuine importance, not only at Duke, not only in higher education, but also in the larger society."--Paul Hardin, former Chancellor of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, "This is a finely written, easily accessible, and reassuring book about the dilemmas of higher education. Keith Brodie honorably served both the institution which prospered under his leadership and the office of the presidency."-William M. Chace, President of Emory University, “ Keeping An Open Door is a remarkable book reflecting a rich experience in university leadership. It shows clearly how leadership matters in achieving tolerant inclusive pluralism while maintaining high standards of excellence in research and education. The insights, candor, and integrity of this book provide much guidance for anyone seriously interested in the well being of our great research universities.�-David A. Hamburg, President, Carnegie Corporation, " Keeping An Open Door is a remarkable book reflecting a rich experience in university leadership. It shows clearly how leadership matters in achieving tolerant inclusive pluralism while maintaining high standards of excellence in research and education. The insights, candor, and integrity of this book provide much guidance for anyone seriously interested in the well being of our great research universities."--David A. Hamburg, President, Carnegie Corporation, "This is a marvelous and evocative memoir which I recommend highly to all who wish to understand more about the university presidency and the evolving challenges facing American higher education."-Harold T. Shapiro, President, Princeton University, "This is a marvelous and evocative memoir which I recommend highly to all who wish to understand more about the university presidency and the evolving challenges facing American higher education."--Harold T. Shapiro, President, Princeton University, " Keeping An Open Door is a remarkable book reflecting a rich experience in university leadership. It shows clearly how leadership matters in achieving tolerant inclusive pluralism while maintaining high standards of excellence in research and education. The insights, candor, and integrity of this book provide much guidance for anyone seriously interested in the well being of our great research universities."-David A. Hamburg, President, Carnegie Corporation
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
378.756/563
Synopsis
During the 1980s, many of America's most respected colleges and universities suffered financial crises, athletic scandals, a troubling upsurge of racial conflict, and the divisiveness of political correctness "wars." Yet Duke University not only avoided these dangers but changed dramatically from a very good regional university to one of the nation's top research institutions. Its undergraduate campus was hailed as a "hot college"; its Blue Devils basketball team was pronounced a model for student athletes; its graduate and professional schools gained new national prominence; and its scholars were quoted frequently in the popular press on both sides of the political correctness debates. In Keeping an Open Door , Duke chancellor (1982-1985) and president (1985-1993) Keith Brodie and coauthor Leslie Banner recount what it was like to lead Duke during an era of change for research universities across the country: how Brodie reached some of his most controversial decisions, including the "Black Faculty Initiative"; his strategy for precluding abuse in Division I athletics at Duke; how his training as a psychiatrist shaped his leadership style and influenced how he dealt with trustees, deans, faculty, and students; and the avenues of power still open to today's university presidents. The history and feeling of life on the Duke campus during the Brodie era are vividly evoked in photographs and key speeches introduced by the former president's personal recollections. Keeping an Open Door provides an insider's view of issues critical to modern research universities and will interest anyone concerned with the history and future of higher education.
LC Classification Number
LD1732.D82B76 1996
Item description from the seller
Seller feedback (409)
- n***o (5090)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThank you NJ Goodwish. My order arrived quickly and safely by USPS mail as well as carefully packaged in protective mailing. Giving this Kids Menu DVD to a family member as a gift and hopefully it will be helpful for their children’s health. Also heard good reviews too. Wishing you continuous success with your business here on eBay and online. Will shop again. Take care.
- w***l- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseAs described. Arrived fast
- 4***n (22)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseArrived quickly! As described