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"""A fascinating and thought-provoking 'personal history' of American higher education, and especially of Princeton and Harvard, since the 1950s, and a compelling read.""-- ""James Turner, Cavanaugh Professor of Humanities Emeritus at the University of Notre Dame"" ""Neil L. Rudenstine's erudition and fascinating stories keep the reader's attention, while his deep expertise enables him to offer wise counsel about critical issues in American higher education.""-- ""Steven Poskanzer, President Emeritus, Carleton College"" ""The chapters in which Neil L. Rudenstine weaves himself into events, some with significance, are very effective--readable and meaningful.""-- ""W. Bruce Leslie, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus"""

"""A fascinating and thought-provoking ‘personal history’ of American higher education, and especially of Princeton and Harvard, since the 1950s, and a compelling read."" * James Turner, Cavanaugh Professor of Humanities Emeritus at the University of Notre Dame * ""Neil L. Rudenstine’s erudition and fascinating stories keep the reader’s attention, while his deep expertise enables him to offer wise counsel about critical issues in American higher education."" * Steven Poskanzer, President Emeritus, Carleton College * ""The chapters in which Neil L. Rudenstine weaves himself into events, some with significance, are very effective—readable and meaningful."" * W. Bruce Leslie, SUNY Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus *"

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Neil L. Rudenstine graduated from Princeton University (1956), was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford, earned his PhD in English Literature at Harvard, and remained on Harvard's faculty until 1968. After two decades as Professor, Dean, and Provost at Princeton, he was President of Harvard University from 1991 to 2001. He was a trustee of the Barnes Foundation and was chair of the boards of ARTstor, the New York Public Library, the Rockefeller Archive Center, as well as vice-chair of the board of the J. Paul Getty Trust. His several books include Sidney's Poetic Development; English Poetic Satire (with G.S. Rousseau); In Pursuit of the PhD (with W. G. Bowen); and Pointing Our Thoughts. He lives in Massachusetts.

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