Iconic leaders in higher education. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Roger L. Geiger, editor.
• Other Names: Geiger, Roger L, 1943-
• Contents: Introduction: iconic leaders of higher education / Roger L. Geiger -- Tarnished icon: William Smith and the College of Philadelphia / Roger L. Geiger and Nathan M. Sorber -- Memories of Mary: changing interpretations of the founder in the secularization process of Mount Holyoke Seminary and College, 1837-1937 / Andrea L. Turpin -- College presidents, public image, and the popular press: a comparative study of Francis l. Patton of Princeton and Seth Low of Columbia, 1888-1902 / Joby Topper -- The making of a celebrity President: John Erskine and the Juilliard School / Katherine Chaddock -- Building an icon: the rise and fall of John G. Bowman, chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh, 1921-1945 / Christian K. Anderson -- Encounters with genius loci: Herman Wells at/and/of Indiana University / James H. Capshew -- Clark Kerr's early career, social science, and the American University / Ethan Schrum -- The "host at last": Abram Sachar and the establishment of Brandeis University / Nancy Diamond.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (269 pages)
• Subjects: 378.0092; College presidents -- United States -- Biography; Universities and colleges -- United States -- History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781351513937; 1351513931
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.