The University and the Man of Tomorrow

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The University and the Man of Tomorrow

Authors: Various Authors

Language: English
Subject: Education
Publication Date: 1967
Number of Pages: 125
Book Dimensions: 15.7*22.5 cm
Cover Type: Paperback

 Price: $5

This is a collection of seven papers from a 1967 lecture series of the same title, organized in celebration of AUB's 100^th anniversary. The lectures examines the subject of “the university" from different viewpoints, drawing upon the experiences of the past to provide guidelines for the future. The authors – AUB professor of education and former president of the University of Baghdad, Matta Akrawi; former Harvard University president, James Bryant Conant; vice-chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, K. Onwuka Dike; director general of UNESCO, Rene Maheu; director of the National Institute for Medical Research in London, Sir Peter B. Medawar; president of Harvard University, Nathan Pusey; and Columbia University professor of physics, Chien-Shiung Wu – discuss the university with regard to its international responsibilities, the role it plays in developing nations, its philosophy of education, and the significance of its research.

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