About the Author:
STEPHEN JOEL Trachtenberg is president, The George Washington University, Washington D.C. and professor of public administration. Formerly, he was president and professor of law and public administration at the University of Hartford. Prior to that. Trachtenberg was a vice president, dean and associate professor of political science at Boston University. Before that he was special assistant to the U.S. Education Commsioner, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, as well as serving as secretary for one of Lyndon B. Johnson's White House Task Forces on Education. He was the consulting editor to The Journal of Education, and his writing has appeared in numerous prestigious journals and newspapers. In addition, Trachtenberg serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of Educational Record, the magazine of the American Council on Education.
Synopsis:
These commentaries by Trachtenberg, written during the first five years of his presidency of George Washington University, bear his characteristic wry twist. Topics include the role of business in education, political correctness and the frayed self-image of American higher education.
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