Halfway up Parnassus: A Personal Account of the University of Toronto, 1932-1971

Claude Bissell

Published by University of Toronto Press 1974

Halfway up Parnassus

A Personal Account of the University of Toronto, 1932-1971

Claude Bissell

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https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442632059

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Halfway up Parnassus is a personal account of the University of Toronto with particular emphasis on the period when Dr. Bissell was its president, from 1958 to 1971.

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Bissell Claude :

Claude Bissell (1916-2000) was a Canadian author and educator. In 1952 he was made assistant professor at the University of Toronto. From 1956 to 1958 he was president of Carleton College (now Carleton University), and returned to the University of Toronto in 1958 to become the eighth president from 1958 to 1971.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
1. The Great Good Place Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Halfway up Parnassus Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
3. The Expansive Mood Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	44
4. College Ties Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	58
5. The Higher Learning Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	71
6. The Professional Schools Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	92
7. The Winds of Change Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	109
8. Student Power Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	122
9. The Real Revolution Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	160
10. Final Reckonings Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	179
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	193

Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Copyright year: 1974
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 208
Illustrations
- Other: 1 b&w illustration

eBook

Published: December 15, 1974
ISBN: 9781442632059