Brandeis University: A Host at Last - Hardcover

Sachar, Abram L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0874515815 ISBN 13: 9780874515817

Publisher: Brandeis University Press, 1995

Synopsis

In this engaging account, the first president of Brandeis tells how many formidable obstacles to launching a new university without initial capital endowment or any hope of alumni support for at least a generation were overcome; how academic goals were drafted, distinguished faculty recruited, and chairs endowed; and how a dilapidated campus was expended into a well-organized plant of some 90 buildings. In this revision of the 1976 edition, Abram L. Sachar expands the scope of his commentary and imbues it with a critical depth and objectivity that comes from 20 additional years of active involvement in the service of the university.

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From the Publisher:

America's only Jewish-sponsored, non-sectarian university
In this engaging account, the first president of Brandeis tells how many formidable obstacles to launching a new university without initial capital endowment or any hope of alumni support for at least a generation were overcome; how academic goals were drafted, distinguished faculty recruited, and chairs endowed; and how a dilapidated campus was expanded into a well-organized plant of some 90 buildings. In this revision of the 1976 edition, Abram L. Sachar expands the scope of his commentary and imbues it with a critical depth and objectivity that comes from 20 additional years of active involvement in the service of the university.

About the Author:

AMY L. SALES is Senior Research Associate, Maurice and Marilyn Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies, Brandeis University. LEONARD SAXE is Professor, Heller School of Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, and Director, Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies.

About this edition

• Publisher: Brandeis University Press
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0874515815
• ISBN 13: 9780874515817
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 360