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An Academic Life: A Memoir

Hanna Holborn Gray • Princeton University Press • ISBN-13 978-0691179186

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An Academic Life: A Memoir

Hanna Holborn Gray • Princeton University Press

ISBN-10: 0691179182 · ISBN-13: 978-0691179186 · 2018 · 1st Edition

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In this reflective memoir, Hanna Holborn Gray chronicles her distinguished career as a scholar and administrator, culminating in her historic tenure as the first woman president of a major American research university. She provides an intimate look at the evolution of higher education in the twentieth century, balancing personal narrative with insightful commentary on the challenges of institutional leadership.

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Publisher: Princeton University Press
1st Edition2018
Pages: 352Language: English

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Contributor: Hanna Holborn Gray

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Category: 20th Century EducationCategory: 20th Century Educational HistoryCategory: Academic LeadershipCategory: BiographyCategory: College TeachersCategory: Cultural HistoryCategory: Education / HigherCategory: Education / HistoryCornerstone of: Memoirs of academic leaders

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