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Summary
Summary
From the vantage point of the president's office, an inspiring view of the challenges and responsibilities of a great university
This engaging collection of speeches and essays, published on the occasion of Richard C. Levin's tenth anniversary as president of Yale University, reflects both the range of his intellectual passions and the depth of his insight into the work of the university. By turns analytical, reflective, and exhortatory, Levin explores what it means to be a world-class university, how the university intersects with local and global communities, and why a liberal education matters. He offers personal recollections of schools, teachers, and traditions of particular importance in his own life. And, returning to his roots as a professor of economics, he discusses the competitiveness of American industry and the relations between the market economy and American democracy.
Throughout these writings Levin illuminates and inspires. Always his affection for the university shines through. Whether greeting incoming freshmen, meditating on September 11, remembering an intellectual hero, saluting graduating seniors, addressing the League of Women Voters, or celebrating Yale's Tercentennial, Levin, by example, shows what a liberal education can achieve.
Author Notes
Richard C. Levin , the Frederick William Beinecke Professor of Economics, is the twenty-second president of Yale University. Before becoming president, he chaired the economics department and served as dean of the Graduate School. He is a
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Library Journal Review
In this collection of speeches and essays spanning the ten years of his presidency at Yale, Levin offers his insights into the purposes of education. When addressing first-year students, he uses personal reflections on events, writings, and conversations with notable individuals to carry his message of welcome and encouragement. Noting that Yale has turned out leaders for three centuries (including four signers of the Declaration of Independence, four of the last six U.S. Presidents, and approximately one-tenth of the U.S. Congress), Levin reminds graduating seniors of the value of service to the community. As an economist, he articulates clearly the ways in which he believes federally funded university research has been critical to the success of science and industry in this country. Taken one by one, the speeches serve as fine models of concise and effective rhetoric. Taken as a whole, this volume gives an overview of the role of the university in society and offers a glimpse into the habits of mind reflected by the author who is himself a liberal arts graduate (Stanford University). Recommended for all collections.-Jean Caspers, Linfield Coll. Lib., McMinnville, OR (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
