{"product_id":"diary-of-a-dean-herbert-i-london-9780761851714","title":"Diary of a Dean","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiary of a Dean\u003c\/i\u003e is a memoir of Herbert London's years at New York University. It follows his personal path from professor and ombudsman to dean of a new \"experimental\" college. The period in question parallels a tumultuous era in higher education. London's experiences placed him in the eye of the academic hurricane. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlthough there was considerable debate about the content and nature of higher education in this overheated period, London attempted to maintain a balance between a traditional devotion to the canon of western civilization and emerging technologies and innovations that permit a flexible delivery of education. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaintaining this balance, as London's words indicate, was not easy. There were pressures from many quarters including, most significantly, the polarization of the faculty. Serving as a dean in an experimental college and, at the same time, remaining devoted to a Matthew Arnoldian view of the curriculum was not something he anticipated as a youthful professor. But for anyone eager to learn about the evolution of higher education in the last few decades, this book is indispensable reading.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Herbert I. London\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0761851712\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780761851714\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hamilton Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/08\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 60\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.80w x 0.10d","brand":"Herbert I. London","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48483650306303,"sku":"9780761851714","price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f313fc6d-fd50-426a-b547-abcde2015ed2.jpg?v=1778039777","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/diary-of-a-dean-herbert-i-london-9780761851714","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}