William G. Bowen (1933–2016)
Autor von The Shape of the River: Long-Term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions
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William G. Bowen was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on October 6, 1933. He received a bachelor's degree in economics in 1955 from Denison University and a doctorate from Princeton University. The university hired him as an assistant professor and promoted him to full professor in 1965. He was the mehr anzeigen director of graduate studies at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton from 1964 to 1966. He was the president of the university from 1972 to 1988. While president, he pressed elite colleges to give preference to poor and minority applicants and oversaw the first admission of women to Princeton University. He wrote or co-wrote about two dozen books during his lifetime including The Shape of the River: Long-Term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions, Equity and Excellence in American Higher Education, and The Game of Life: College Sports and Educational Values. His memoir, Lessons Learned: Reflections of a University President, was published in 2011. In 2012, he received the National Humanities Medal for putting "theories into practice" in economics and higher education. He died from colon cancer on October 20, 2016 at the age of 83. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen
Bildnachweis: President Emeritus, Princeton University (photo courtesy of Princeton University)
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Locus of Authority: The Evolution of Faculty Roles in the Governance of Higher Education (2015) 33 Exemplare
Performing arts, the economic dilemma; a study of problems common to theater, opera, music, and dance (1966) 12 Exemplare
Prospects for Faculty in the Arts and Sciences: A Study of Factors Affecting Demand and Supply, 1987 to 2012 (1989) 11 Exemplare
The charitable nonprofits : an analysis of institutional dynamics and characteristics (1994) 8 Exemplare
Economic aspects of education : three essays 2 Exemplare
Unemployment in a prosperous economy; a report 2 Exemplare
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University libraries and scholarly communication : a study prepared for the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (1992) — Mitwirkender — 10 Exemplare
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- Bowen, William Gordon
- Geburtstag
- 1933-10-06
- Todestag
- 2016-10-20
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- USA
- Geburtsort
- Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
- Sterbeort
- Princeton, New Jersey, USA
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- Princeton University (PhD|Economics|1958)
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- economist
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- Princeton University
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- Phyllis Franklin Award for Public Advocacy of the Humanities (2005)
National Humanities Medal (2012)
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