University Follies - Warren, Paul
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Improbable appointment as a dean in a Jesuit university in San Francisco after Greenwich Village childhood, NYC teaching and years as dean in a secular Boston university sets the stage for an often humorous and sometimes painful memoir of a dean's journey that ends in 'The City.' Developed from a log kept over thirteen years as dean in San Francisco, Follies is a story of memories and life in a Jesuit university and in the Bay Area seen through the eyes of a dean who carries a residue of Catholic prejudice left by his youth and whose religious life has been limited to textbook teachings.…mehr

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Improbable appointment as a dean in a Jesuit university in San Francisco after Greenwich Village childhood, NYC teaching and years as dean in a secular Boston university sets the stage for an often humorous and sometimes painful memoir of a dean's journey that ends in 'The City.' Developed from a log kept over thirteen years as dean in San Francisco, Follies is a story of memories and life in a Jesuit university and in the Bay Area seen through the eyes of a dean who carries a residue of Catholic prejudice left by his youth and whose religious life has been limited to textbook teachings. Follies is tale of discovery, frustration and reward as the new dean seeks to realize program goals in his new Jesuit world buffeted by president, professor and student strivings and fears - and outright foolishness. Follies is a tale of day-to-day human strivings, frailties, humor and pain in a human institution in a vibrant city.
Autorenporträt
Childhood in a liberal, American Labor Party supporting, Greenwich Village family with an actress mother didn't portend an educational and professional path that would pass through Princeton University, three years of New York City public high school teaching, and a Ph.D. from New York University as prelude to forty years of professor and academic dean positions in Boston and San Francisco culminating as management in a Jesuit university. Positions as professor, Assistant Dean and Director of Graduate Studies, and Associate Dean for Research and Development in Boston led to the author's appointment as Dean of the Boston University, School of Education by President John R. Silber in 1981. Boston assignments were marked by a significant increase in federal grants for projects to support underserved urban, largely minority populations and the introduction of School academic programs to support critical, understaffed professional fields. The Dynamics of Funding, a comprehensive socio-political analysis of federal and state project funding and program development published in 1980 built on experience as co-director of a Roxbury and University based teacher development program for Roxbury paraprofessionals and years as Associate Dean for Research and Development. Boston University years were complemented by six years on the Marblehead School Committee, including chairmanship for three, and membership on the Board of Directors of the Institute for Responsive Education, among the first university programs to facilitate parent involvement in urban schools. After seven years as dean, differences with the Boston University President led the author to seek a leadership position at another institution. Serendipity contributed to the unpredictable appointment in 1989 as Dean at the Jesuit University of San Francisco, School of Education. Service as Dean in San Francisco for 13 years provided the opportunity to initiate collaboration programs with Teach for America, a federally funded Americorps Program and a Teaching for Social Justice Institute directed by nationally recognized activist educator, Herb Kohl. University initiatives were complemented by consultancy to the San Francisco School Department on Lowell (Exam School) admissions policy and membership in the Association of Jesuit Schools and Colleges (AJCU), including Chair of the AJCU Teacher Education Conference for two years. After forty years as a member of a university community in 2002, it was time to retire and return to New England. Life with presidents, priests, deans and students for thirteen years in San Francisco provided a wealth of experience that permitted the author to capture the human dimension of university life in University Follies.