Derek Bok
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American academic administrator and lawyer
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- Doctorate Law Harvard University
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Derek Curtis Bok is an American lawyer and educator, and the former president of Harvard University. Life and career Bok was born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Following his parents' divorce, he, his mother, brother and sister moved several times, ultimately to Los Angeles, where he spent much of his childhood. He graduated from Stanford University , Harvard Law School , attended Sciences Po, and George Washington University .
Derek Bok's Published Works
Published Works
- The Shape of the River: Long-Term Consequences of Considering Race in College and University Admissions (1998) (1565)
- Universities in the Marketplace: The Commercialization of Higher Education (2003) (741)
- Beyond the Ivory Tower: Social Responsibilities of the Modern University (1982) (360)
- Introduction to Our Underachieving Colleges: A Candid Look at How Much Students Learn and Why They Should Be Learning More (2008) (299)
- The Politics of Happiness: What Government Can Learn from the New Research on Well-Being (2010) (268)
- The Shape of the River (2000) (250)
- Universities and the future of America (1990) (208)
- Universities in the Marketplace (2003) (208)
- Labor and the American community (1971) (172)
- Can Ethics Be Taught (1976) (150)
- Higher Education in America (2015) (133)
- The Compelling Need for Diversity in Higher Education. (1999) (126)
- Beyond the Ivory Tower (1982) (115)
- The Trouble with Government (2001) (101)
- Reclaiming the Public Trust (1992) (92)
- The Politics of Happiness (2010) (86)
- The Cost of Talent: How Executives And Professionals Are Paid And How It Affects America (2002) (78)
- Needed: A New Way to Train Doctors (1989) (73)
- Toward Higher Learning (1986) (59)
- A Flawed System of Law Practice and Training. (1983) (45)
- A report card on diversity: lessons for business from higher education. (1999) (37)
- The State of the Nation: Government and the Quest for a Better Society (1997) (32)
- Section 7 of the Clayton Act and the Merging of Law and Economics (1960) (28)
- Universities and the Decline of Civic Responsibility (2001) (22)
- Looking into education's high-tech future (1985) (22)
- Higher Education in America: Revised Edition (2015) (16)
- On the Purposes of Undergraduate Education. (1974) (16)
- The Struggle to Reform Our Colleges (2017) (15)
- Business and the academy. (1981) (12)
- The first three years of the Schuman plan (1955) (11)
- On our best behavior (1997) (11)
- The Improvement of Teaching (1991) (10)
- The corporation on campus--balancing responsibility and innovation. (1982) (8)
- The Federal Government and the University. (1980) (8)
- The Regulation of Campaign Tactics in Representation Elections under the National Labor Relations Act (1964) (8)
- Toward Higher Learning: The Importance of Assessing Outcomes. (1994) (7)
- The Critical Role of Trustees in Enhancing Student Learning. (2005) (6)
- Higher Expectations (2020) (6)
- Reconciling Conflicts — The Challenge for the University (1991) (6)
- Perspectives: The Questionable Priorities of University Presidents (2014) (4)
- 6. The Benefits And Costs Of Commercialization (2009) (3)
- Most Colleges Aren't like Derek Bok's (2006) (3)
- Universities: Their Temptations and Tensions. (1991) (3)
- Comment on 'The Business of Business Schools' (by Robert Simons) (2013) (3)
- Universities and the New National Effort (1981) (2)
- Why Race-Conscious Admissions Make Sense. (1998) (2)
- Perils of the Entrepreneurial University. (2003) (2)
- About Campus Conversation between Professor Derek Bok and Executive Editor Frank Shushok Jr. (2014) (2)
- Chapter 2. The Admissions Process and “Race-Neutrality” (1998) (2)
- The Seizing Initiative for Quality Education. (2006) (2)
- Improving Engineering Education through Creativity, Collaboration, and Context In a First Year Course (2008) (2)
- Emerging Issues in Social Legislation: Social Security (1967) (2)
- Reflections on Free Speech: An Open Letter to the Harvard Community. (1985) (1)
- Response to Review by Terrance Sandalow (1999) (1)
- THE ROLE OF THE COURTS IN APPLYING ECONOMICS (2016) (1)
- The Bowen-Bok Study on Race-Sensitive College Admissions (1998) (1)
- Expert Report. "Grutter, et al. v. Bollinger, et al." No. 97-75928 (E.D. Mich.). (1999) (1)
- 1. What Investigators Have Discovered (2010) (1)
- Needed: a new way to train doctors (2). (1984) (1)
- Get In, Get Ahead: Here's Why. (1998) (1)
- Nontraditional Educational Concepts: The Three-Year Degree. (1972) (1)
- Americans Value Happiness , But Block Required Policies Review of ‘ ‘ The Politics of Happiness ; what governments can learn from the new research on well-being (2013) (1)
- Assessing the Results of Race-Sensitive College Admissions. (2000) (1)
- Text of Harvard President Derek Bok's Response to Education Secretary Bennett. (1986) (1)
- Preserving Educational Values. (2002) (1)
- 3. Should Policy-Makers Use Happiness Research? (2010) (1)
- A Matter of Accountability (1995) (1)
- The University and Cultural Policy (1983) (1)
- The Tampa Electric Case and the Problem of Exclusive Arrangements under the Clayton Act (1961) (1)
- Chapter One. The American System of Higher Education (2015) (0)
- Cox and Bok's labor law: cases and materials (2016) (0)
- Appendix A. The College and Beyond Database (1998) (0)
- Leadership in a New Climate. (1981) (0)
- For information about the Program content and fee, as well as location and accommodation please contact with the Executive Program Director. (2016) (0)
- 2. The Reliability of Research on Happiness (2010) (0)
- Chapter Five. Paying for College: The Challenge for Policy-Makers and Academic Leaders (2015) (0)
- 6. The Threat of Financial Hardship (2010) (0)
- "Foreword" in "The first 350 years of the Harvard University Library: Description of an exhibition" (1986) (0)
- Chapter Four. Going to College and Earning a Degree (2015) (0)
- Chapter Ten. Prospects for Reform (2015) (0)
- Chapter Fifteen. “Publish or Perish” (2015) (0)
- Chapter Eleven. Graduate Education (2015) (0)
- Chapter 5. Employment, Earnings, and Job Satisfaction (1998) (0)
- Tips for Teachers (1992) (0)
- 11. The Significance of Happiness Research (2010) (0)
- BOOKS, 1996–2002 (2005) (0)
- Needed: a new way to train doctors (1). (1984) (0)
- Appendix B. Notes on Methodology (1998) (0)
- Chapter 7. Looking Back: Views of College (1998) (0)
- 11. Seizing The Moment (2009) (0)
- Chapter 8. Diversity: Perceptions and Realities (1998) (0)
- Chapter Six. Entering the Right College (2015) (0)
- 10. Living Up To The Rules (2009) (0)
- Chapter Eighteen. Matters of Genuine Concern (2015) (0)
- Iannone, Carol: Letters Opposing Nomination of (1991): Correspondence 18 (1991) (0)
- 10. The Quality of Government (2010) (0)
- 1. The Roots Of Commercialization (2009) (0)
- Chapter Twelve. Medical Schools (2015) (0)
- AFTERWORD (2019) (0)
- Introduction of Secretary Bell (1982) (0)
- Chapter 3. Academic Outcomes (1998) (0)
- Chapter Sixteen. The Changing Nature of Scientific Research (2015) (0)
- Chapter 9. Informing the Debate (1998) (0)
- IN MEMORIAM: ARCHIBALD COX (2004) (0)
- Chapter Nine. How to Teach (2015) (0)
- The university and society: Should we use the university to express moral disapproval if this may threaten its academic functions? (1981) (0)
- Chapter Eight. What to Learn (2015) (0)
- USA: The university and society (2007) (0)
- Student Aid: The Case for Nonregistrants. (1983) (0)
- Washington Meeting Report: What George Bush Can Do for Education (1989) (0)
- 4. Scientific Research (2009) (0)
- A paradox in education (1993) (0)
- Chapter 4. Advanced Study: Graduate and Professional Degrees (1998) (0)
- The Work of One Man Can Make a Difference (1979) (0)
- Chapter Seven. The Expanding Audience for Higher Education (2015) (0)
- Chapter Two. Purposes, Goals, and Limits to Growth (2015) (0)
- Chapter Seventeen. The Environment for Research (2015) (0)
- 5. What to Do about Inequality (2010) (0)
- 1961 case supplement to cases on labor law (1961) (0)
- Technical Assistance Abroad (1984) (0)
- Chapter Fourteen. Business Schools (2015) (0)
- Chapter 1. Historical Context (1998) (0)
- A Capital Campaign: An Open letter (1984) (0)
- Markets and Mindwork (2002) (0)
- 7. Reforming Athletics (2009) (0)
- 7. Relieving Suffering (2010) (0)
- Cases and materials on labor law, 1977 statutory supplement (1977) (0)
- Responding to the Calls for Reform. (1988) (0)
- Chapter Three. The Governance of Nonprofit Universities (2015) (0)
- 2. Avoiding Bias (2009) (0)
- 8. Marriages and Families (2010) (0)
- Stealing from the Rich (1994) (0)
- 4. The Question of Growth (2010) (0)
- 8. Protecting The Integrity Of Research (2009) (0)
- Preliminary Program (1975) (0)
- Chapter 10. Summing Up (1998) (0)
- Chapter 6. Civic Participation and Satisfaction with Life (1998) (0)
- Appendix C. Earnings in Relation to Advanced Degrees, Sector of Employment, and Occupation (1998) (0)
- Preface to the Revised Edition (2015) (0)
- Chapter Thirteen. Law Schools (2015) (0)
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