The uses of the university by clark kerr goodreads. The authors, all of the university of minnesota, as a team, have been frequent contributors to this journal. This article examines the intellectual history of the uses of the university, including the influence of jose ortega y gassets ideas about higher education, with a view to exploring clark kerrs vision for the university and how that vision might be expanded to take account of present challenges, in particular, diversity. A widely published labor economist and labor arbitrator, he presided over rapid growth at the university of california chancellor 195258, president 195867, coined the term multiversity, and wrote the controversial uses of the university 1963. Clark kerr, who served as berkeleys first chancellor from 1952 to 1958 and president of the university of california from 1958 to 1967. Americas university president extraordinaire adds a new chapter and preface to the uses of the university, probably the most important book on the modern university ever written.
Fifty years ago, clark kerr, president of the university of california, delivered a speech at harvard about the universitys role. A personal memoir of the university of california, 19491967 clark kerr the uses of the university, 5th edition. Today the large american university is, rather, a whole series of communities and activities held together by a common name, a. In the late 1990s, the california state university faces a future characterized by substantial potential for enrollment growth 26 percent between 1995 and 2005 cpec, a capacity for growth, 1995 and substantial uncertainty about the ability of the state. The book on the same page university of california, berkeley. Clark kerr s world of higher education reaches the twentyfirst century. In november 1986, the complex was named the clark kerr campus ckc in honor of dr. A symposium on kerr s life, work and legacy october 2526, 2012.
Kerr, who was president of the university of california, berkeley, during the tumult of the free speech movement, gave three lectures at harvard in 1963 defining the role of the emerging multiversity. All uses of this manuscript are covered by a legal agreement between the regents of the university of california and neil smelser, dated march 19, 2012. Oral history center university of california the bancroft. About eightyfive institutions in the western world established by 1520 still exist in recognizable forms, with similar functions and unbroken histories, including the catholic church, the. It is true that his foreword claims that the views put forward do not constitute approval or defense but only analysis and description. Uc berkeleys center for studies in higher education coordinates the series, named after the late uc president. In 1950, dochterman received his masters degree in public administration from the university of california, berkeley. The perfect university, he observed, provided sex for students, sports for alumni, and parking for faculty. The problem of labor and management in economic growth. With his book the uses of the university harvard 1963, clark kerr, president of the university of california, became the outstanding theoretician and proponent of a particular view of the university. The university of californias clark kerr lecture series, on the role of higher education in society, is coming to uc davis for the first time. This directory has been created for individual communication of a personal nature. The politics of knowledge in 1960s america dash harvard.
It may even be said to have had a soul in the sense of a central animating principle. This summa on higher education brings the research university into the new century. It is fitting that this volume of essays honoring clark kerrs contributions to the strength. Clark kerr and the californian model of higher education, university of california at berkeley, center for studies in higher education qt0mv8995z, center for studies in higher education, uc berkeley. O in his influential book the uses of the university,kerr wrote. Fifth edition the godkin lectures on the essentials of free government and the duties of the citizen by clark kerr 20010302 kerr, clark on. Kerr was born in stony creek, pennsylvania, to samuel william and caroline clark kerr and earned his a. Subversives the fbis war on student radicals and reagans.
This article examines the key events leading to the creation of the california higher education system and clark kerrs influential concept the multiversity. In the early 1960s, clark kerr, the famed american educationalist and. Cataloginginpublication data is on file at the library of congress. The model allows increased flexibility in adjusting the uses of instructional space. Kerr, clark article about kerr, clark by the free dictionary.
Seriously, clark kerr is a horrible human being and needs to be remembered for raping hundreds of thousands of kids out of quality educations due to his contributions to the systematized hierarchy he purposefully put in place permanently segregating the ucs from the csus. It is true that his foreword claims that the views put forward do not constitute approval or defense but. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The former quotation is attributed to robert maynard hutchins, former president of the university of chicago and the latter comes from clark kerr, former president of u. The wide, uncritical reception of this term requires explanation, which the essay explores both in terms of kerrs 1963 book, the uses of the university, and in terms of its. Clark kerrs world of higher education reaches the 21st century.
Clark kerr s university of california download ebook pdf. Clark kerrs multiversity and technology transfer in the. He has attended ralley obedience school and holds an advanced degree from petsmart. This article explores the intellectual and institutional contexts of the seminal ideas about the american research university expressed in clark kerr s book the uses of the university 1963. The uses of the university has been the single most influential book on the american research university.
Luminos is the open access monograph publishing program from uc press. Regional oral history office university of california the. It has both residence hall and suite accommodations. Subversives the fbis war on student radicals and reagans rise. He is the former chair of the carnegie commission and later council on higher education, and the former chair and director of the national commission on strengthening presidential leadership under the auspices of the association of governing boards of universities and. Clark kerr and the californian model of higher education.
Download the durham university journal pdf ebook read on the internet and download ebook the durham university journal. All literary rights in the manuscript, including the right to publish, are reserved to the bancroft. Harvard university press, 2001 originally published 1963. Using any email address from these faculty pages for solicitation, political mailing, or any commercial use is strictly prohibited and constitutes misappropriation of university property. He has been coming to the childrens program for as long as he can remember. The higher education system1983 is the most important.
Download the durham university journal pdf ebook the durham university journal the durham university journal ebook author by michael davis the durham university journal ebook free of registration rating. Edgar hoover and the fbi kept a file on him for many years, even when he was the uc president. President of the university of the pacific, stockton 19721990 and the assistant to university of california president clark kerr 19581970. Download ebook the uses of the university pdf by clark. In between shocking exposures of unconstitutional surveillance and harassment, seth. Kerr added more chapters in successive editions of the book, until the fifth. Audio file 146 the university testifies on behalf of legislation to protect individual faculty moving.
Clark kerr, who served as berkeleys first chancellor from 1952 to 1958 and president of the university of california from 1958 to. The suites are single gender and include a shared bathroom, a common area, and separate locked entrance. Kerr gives five general points of advice on what kinds of attitudes universities should adopt. This article examines the key events leading to the creation of the california higher education system and clark kerr s influential concept the multiversity. I know what the double are like in clark kerr, but ive never seen a triple. Go to the editions section to read or download ebooks. Luminos provides a framework for preserving and reinvigorating monograph publishing for the future and incr. Three years after the master plan, clark kerr put the seal on his understanding of the multiversity, in the godkin lectures at harvard on 23 25 april 1963.
Bookmark file pdf subversives the fbis war on student radicals and reagans rise to power seth rosenfeld is an american journalist. The multiversity that clark kerr so presciently discovered now finds itself in an. The thing is that people tell me that clark kerr triples are bigger than the triples in the units, so if i request a change i would run the risk of being put there. Clark kerr, a former labor economist, became president of the university of california, in the mid1960s. Hedgehogs, foxes, leadership renewal and succession planning. The book on the same page university of california. The question of why there are so few students is an interesting one, and perhaps one answer might be found by reading clark kerr s godkin lectures delivered at harvard in 1963, the very year he commissioned the fiat lux project. Clark kerr americas university president extraordinaire adds a new chapter and preface to the uses of the university, probably the most important book on the modern university ever written. Bookmark file pdf subversives the fbis war on student radicals and reagans rise to power seth rosenfeld liberal university president clark kerr.
The uses of the university clark kerr, president emeritus. The great transformation in higher education, 19601980 clark kerr download bok. Clark kerr was president emeritus and former chancellor and professor emeritus at the university of california, berkeley. The wide, uncritical reception of this term requires explanation, which the essay explores both in terms of kerr s 1963 book, the uses of the university. The multiversity that clark kerr so presciently discovered now finds itself in an age of apprehension with few certainties. Observations on recipients the 2012 clark kerr award for distinguished.
Chancellor of the berkeley campus from 1952 to 1958 and president of the university from 1958 to 1967, kerr saw the university through its golden yearsa time of both great. Kanto, university archives, the bancroft library, to verne stadtman, december 15, 1967, the bancroft library, cu 5. The great transformation in higher education, 19601980. The clark kerr era in the history of the university of california 19521967 was marked by momentous social and cultural upheaval, much of which was fought out across the uc systems then eight campuses, particularly berkeley and ucla. About eightyfive institutions in the western world established by 1520 still exist in recognizable forms, with similar functions and unbroken histories, including the catholic church, the parliaments of. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. This page was last edited on 5 october 2019, at 07. Addresses, essays, lectures, higher education, education, higher. Residence hall floors share a central bathroom and are all gender.
The 2009 speaker is hanna holborn gray, president emeritus of the university of chicago 197893 and the harry pratt. This article examines the intellectual history of the uses of the university, including the influence of jose ortega y gassets ideas about higher education, with a view to exploring clark kerr s vision for the university and how that vision might be expanded to take account of. The manuscript is thereby made available for research purposes. This state university system, which had a masterplan for aggressive growth. Clark worked at stanford, harvard, berkeley, and yale, where he served as chair of sociology, and then became the allan m. Fifth edition the godkin lectures on the essentials of free government and the duties of the citizen by clark kerr 20010302.
The uses of the university clark kerr harvard university press. Download university of durham ebook file at no cost and this book pdf available at wednesday 14th of october 2015 07. The 2009 speaker is hanna holborn gray, president emeritus of the university of chicago 197893 and the harry pratt judson. Leaders of institutions of higher learning can be either hedgehogs or foxes in the new age. To understand where formal education is going, we must first understand where it came from and what role it served in the cultural context of society. The three lectures were published by harvard university press asthe uses of the universitylater the same year. The clark kerr campus is a spanish missionstyle complex located approximately six blocks southeast of the main campus. All uses of this manuscript are covered by a legal agreement between the regents of the university of california and john cummins dated april, 2012. History grad student elizabeth shermer gives graduate. Charlie is now a graduate of the oregon humane societys aai animal assisted therapy training program. The university started as a single communitya community of masters and students.
A majority of states now allocate at least some funding for higher education based on institutional performance. Fifth edition the godkin lectures on the essentials of free government and the duties of the citizen kerr, clark on. Clark kerr s the uses of the university, originally published in 1963 and based on his godkin lectures at harvard, is arguably the most important work on. The multiversity that clark kerr so presciently discovered now finds itself in an age of apprehension with americas university president extraordinaire adds a new chapter and preface to the uses of the university, probably the most important book on the modern university ever written. Clark kerr, 1963, the uses of the university, harvard university press, p.