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Contains 14 speeches by Trachtenberg, president of George Washington University since 1988. Trachtenberg's career spans over 25 years in teaching, public administration, the US Education Commission and the White House Task Force on Education. The speeches cover the period 1989-1993 and were made at occasions such as Trachtenberg's inauguration at George Washington University, the Martin Luther King Convocation, remarks at the Moscow State University, and the conference of the International Association of University Presidents. Trachtenberg addresses issues such as political correctness on campuses, multiculturalism, and the future of higher education. Lacks an index. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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An enlightening and fascinating collection of speeches by Stephen Trachtenberg, this book touches upon many of the fundamental issues facing institutions of higher education. Trachtenberg asks why, although everybody agrees something must be done about our public education system, nothing, or next to nothing, has actually happened? If what our students most lack are technical and mathematical skills, is the debate over western tradition vs. multiculturalism a red herring? Can total quality management really work in the stratified environment of American higher education? Whether examining the role of business in education, the value of political correctness, the frayed self-image of American higher education, or the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., Trachtenberg brings to each topic not only his thought-provoking insight and wry humor, but his own wealth of real-life experience in education, government, and business.
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