Dignity, Discourse, And Destiny: The Life of Courtney C. Smith by Darwin Staplet

Description: Dignity, Discourse, And Destiny by Darwin Stapleton, Donna Stapleton Courtney C. Smith was an educator of high standards and vision who led Swarthmore College from 1953 to 1969. This work looks at Smiths convictions, commitment, and values, and shows how they preserved liberal arts at Swarthmore and shaped institutions that continue to promote discourse, human dignity, and civil society. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Courtney C. Smith, an educator of high standards and vision who led Swarthmore College from 1953 to 1969, was an outstanding figure in twentieth-century American higher education. A native of Iowa, Smith graduated from Harvard University in 1938 summa cum laude and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He won a Rhodes Scholarship and went to Merton College, Oxford, England, and then returned to Harvard for doctoral studies, receiving a Ph.D. in English literature. Appointed president of Swarthmore College in April 1953, at the age of 36, Smith - an articulate, strong leader - soon was actively developing relationships with the colleges alumni, engaging with the Philadelphia and Quaker communities, fundraising, appointing new faculty, raising faculty salaries, and building new facilities. Smith cultivated a network of contacts in education, philanthropy, and government, including an ever-growing group of well-placed Rhodes scholars. He became a trustee of the Markle Foundation in 1953, was elected to Harvard Universitys Board of Overseers in 1955, and served on other nonprofit and corporate boards. In the fall of 1968 Smith encountered an increasingly contentious disagreement over the role of African-American students at the college. Despite negotiations the situation intensified early in January 1969 when students began an Admissions office sit-in. On the morning of 16 January, without having reached a resolution of the colleges crisis, he collapsed and died in his office of a heart attack. Thirty years later we can look at Smiths convictions, commitment, and values, and see how they preserved liberal arts at Swarthmore and shaped institutions that continue to promote discourse, human dignity, and civil society. Author Biography Darwin H. Stapleton has been the executive director of the Rockefeller Archive Center since 1986. Previously he was on the faculty of Case Western Reserve University, and was an associate editor of The Papers of Benjamin Henry Latrobe. Donna Heckman Stapleton is a social worker for the City School District of New Rochelle, New York. She has taught graduate courses and supervised graduate students at Columbia, Fordham, and Rutgers Universities and Iona College. Details ISBN0874138337 Short Title DIGNITY DISCOURSE & DESTINY Language English ISBN-10 0874138337 ISBN-13 9780874138337 Media Book Format Hardcover Illustrations Yes Imprint University of Delaware Press Subtitle The Life of Courtney C. Smith Country of Publication United States DOI 10.1604/9780874138337 UK Release Date 2003-12-01 Place of Publication Delaware AU Release Date 2003-12-01 NZ Release Date 2003-12-01 Author Donna Stapleton Pages 256 Publisher Rowman & Littlefield Year 2003 Publication Date 2003-12-31 DEWEY 378.0092 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education US Release Date 2003-12-31 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137301800;

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