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Book SynopsisIn one of his commencement talks as President of Princeton University, William G. Bowen called upon the assembled graduates to find ways, in their lives, to blend "the powers of the mind and the promptings of the heart." This collection of his presidential writings--drawn from annual reports, opening exercises addresses, commencement remarks, and
Table of Contents*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. v*Introduction, pg. ix*PART ONE. The University in Society, pg. 1*PART TWO. Purposes of Education/ Liberal Education, pg. 73*PART THREE. Graduate Education, Scholarship, Research, pg. 187*PART FOUR. Faculty, pg. 301*PART FIVE. Diversity, Opportunity, and Financial Aid, pg. 373*PART SIX. The Economics of the Private Research University, pg. 489*PART SEVEN. Reflections, pg. 561*APPENDIX A. Memorial Tributes, pg. 589*APPENDIX B. An Annotated List of Annual Reports, Opening Exercises Addresses, and Commencement Remarks, pg. 613*APPENDIX C. Biographical Information, pg. 623
