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Autor/in | Cunningham, William Hughes |
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Sonst. Personen | Jones, Monty (Mitarb.) |
Titel | The Texas way. Money, power, politics, and ambition at the university. |
Quelle | Austin, TX: Briscoe Center for American History, the University of Texas at Austin (2013), XVII, 520 S. |
Beigaben | Illustrationen; Literaturangaben |
Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; Monographie |
ISBN | 9780976669791 |
Schlagwörter | Amtliche Druckschrift; Autobiografie; Texas; USA; Cunningham, William Hughes; University of Texas; Presidents; Biography; Biografie; College presidents; Higher education and state; Erziehung |
Abstract | Introduction: From Michigan to Texas -- The Austin adventure begins -- Life with George--and beyond -- Appointment as President and first steps -- Hazing -- Enrollment management -- Apartheid and divestment protests -- Minority student and faculty recruitment and retention -- The Blackland neighborhood -- The Hopwood case -- Progress in the natural sciences -- Teaching English and political correctness -- Crisis and progress in the fine arts -- Fund-raising at UT Austin -- Intercollegiate athletics : let the games begin -- Intercollegiate athletics : playing by the rules -- The demise of the Southwest Conference and the birth of the Big 12 -- Royal-Memorial Stadium -- Economic development and the recruitment of Sematech -- Appointment as chancellor -- Working with the Board of Regents -- Early interactions in state politics -- The budget crisis of 1986 -- The budget crisis continues -- The new grand coalition -- Politics : the great American game -- The South Texas/Border initiative -- Asset management -- Regional academic health center -- UT system academic and health issues -- The Freeport-McMoRan controversy -- The numbers tell the story -- Texas higher education : looking back and looking ahead. |
Erfasst von | Library of Congress, Washington, DC |
Update | 2014/1/03 |