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Stanford in turmoil : campus unrest, 1966-1972 / Richard W. Lyman.

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Author/Creator:
Lyman, Richard W.
Language:
English
Imprint:
Stanford, Calif. : Stanford General Books, c2009.
Format:
  • Book
  • x, 236 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-226) and index.
Contents:
  • The Sterling-Terman era
  • Early Vietnam stirrings, Dean Allen's departure, David Harris's arrival, and Stanford's first sit-in
  • How I became provost
  • The stage is set
  • The Martin Luther King Jr. crisis
  • The first Old Union sit-in
  • Classified research, SRI, and the coming of Ken Pitzer
  • AEL, Encina, and calling the police
  • Ken Pitzer's departure
  • My presidency begins, and the Franklin Case is initiated
  • The Franklin Case and after
  • Trying to make sense of the campus unrest.
Publisher's Summary:
"Stanford in Turmoil" is a rare insider's look at one school's experience of dramatic political unrest during the late 1960s and early 1970s. It provides a unique perspective on the events that roiled the campus during this period - a period in which the author, Richard Lyman, served as the university's vice president, provost, and then president. In a cross between memoir and history, the book guides us through major cases of arson, including the destruction of the president's office, the notorious 'Cambodia Spring' of 1970 - when dozens of students and police were injured - and the forced resignation of another Stanford president after just nineteen months in office. Remarkably, Stanford's prestige and academic strength grew unabated throughout this time of crisis. How this came to pass is the central theme of Stanford in Turmoil.
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ISBN:
9780804760799
0804760799

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