In this brisk and riveting biography, Alex Beam takes readers on a journey through Wallace Stegner's life and complicated legacy as one of the twentieth century's best storytellers and chroniclers of the American West. In a career that spanned half a century, Stegner wrote fourteen novels and seventeen works of nonfiction. Reared on the Canadian-American frontier and educated in Salt Lake City, Utah, this quintessential Man of the West won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. He landed a coveted teaching job at Harvard but, eager to get back to the West, left it for a professorship at Stanford. Stegner was a full-throated environmentalist who served on the board of the Sierra Club, worked for the Secretary of the Interior, and wrote the famous Wilderness Letter on the healing power of open spaces. He founded Stanford University's legendary Stegner Writing Fellowship, where his students included Edward Abbey, Wendell Berry, Ken Kesey, Larry McMurtry, Sandra Day O'Connor, Tillie Olsen, and Scott Turow. In his later years Stegner wondered if he had lived too deep into the wrong century. He left Stanford when he felt students no longer accorded professors the respect they deserved, and later became embroiled in a plagiarism scandal that tarred his Pulitzer Prize-winning Angle of Repose. Stegner ended his career with his valedictory masterpiece, Crossing to Safety. It was his rare Eastern novel, set in his adopted home of Greensboro, Vermont, where he chose to be buried.
What are the demands of being a dean? What leadership development do deans need as they progress through their academic careers? How are their responsibilities changing? What are institutions looking for in applicants?This book identifies the range of leadership skills required, and illuminates the process of building leadership capacity, by drawing on interviews with over 50 sitting deans, both women and men; on the insights derived from conducting professional development seminars for several hundred deans; and on the authors’ 48 years of collective experience in eight different deanships.The abundant examples and accounts of individual deans’ leadership successes and failures, and the competences they developed along their career paths, give the reader a taste of what the deanship is really like—and how the role changesover time. In the process of gathering their data, and tracing their own and others’, administrative journeys, the authors found similarities in how deans progress as leaders, in the common rites of passage they encounter, and in the evolution of their role. They describe the stages or “seasons” of the deanship, ranging from getting started – the first three years of deanship (springtime), to hitting your stride – years four to seven of deanship (summer), and keeping the fire alive – eight years and beyond of deanship (fall), through to planning to step down and leaving the role (winter). What also emerged from the authors’ research is that most deans come to their positions without leadership training, without prior executive experience, without a clear understanding of the ambiguity of their new role, or its responsibilities. This book fills a void by offering guidance on applying for a deanship, preparing for the role, and purposefully building the needed skills and knowledge. For anyone considering taking on a deanship, this book offers a unique window into the role. For sitting deans, it offers a compass for shaping the trajectory of their careers.
What are the demands of being a dean? What leadership development do deans need as they progress through their academic careers? How are their responsibilities changing? What are institutions looking for in applicants?This book identifies the range of leadership skills required, and illuminates the process of building leadership capacity, by drawing on interviews with over 50 sitting deans, both women and men; on the insights derived from conducting professional development seminars for several hundred deans; and on the authors’ 48 years of collective experience in eight different deanships.The abundant examples and accounts of individual deans’ leadership successes and failures, and the competences they developed along their career paths, give the reader a taste of what the deanship is really like—and how the role changesover time. In the process of gathering their data, and tracing their own and others’, administrative journeys, the authors found similarities in how deans progress as leaders, in the common rites of passage they encounter, and in the evolution of their role. They describe the stages or “seasons” of the deanship, ranging from getting started – the first three years of deanship (springtime), to hitting your stride – years four to seven of deanship (summer), and keeping the fire alive – eight years and beyond of deanship (fall), through to planning to step down and leaving the role (winter). What also emerged from the authors’ research is that most deans come to their positions without leadership training, without prior executive experience, without a clear understanding of the ambiguity of their new role, or its responsibilities. This book fills a void by offering guidance on applying for a deanship, preparing for the role, and purposefully building the needed skills and knowledge. For anyone considering taking on a deanship, this book offers a unique window into the role. For sitting deans, it offers a compass for shaping the trajectory of their careers.
Graphic NYC Presents - Dean Haspiel: The Early Years, gives the low-down on the revolutionary indy artist, from his salad days working for Howard Chaykin on American Flagg! to his digital days spearheading the ACT-I-VATE web collective. The creators of nycgraphicnovelists.com, Christopher Irving and Seth Kushner, bring you Dino's early Billy Dogma and semi-autobio comics presented against the framework of Irving's essays and Kushner and Ryan Roman's photography. Along with a color section, this trade also features a never-before seen Billy Dogma story and artwork, all selected by Dean himself. Enjoy 192 pages of Dino's aggro-moxie in this sexy black and white trade with a 16 page color section, the first of a new series byGraphic NYC!
Kansas City born and bred Harry Dean Burke is a renowned pilot in the 1920s during those early years of flying. He has refurbished an old Curtiss aircraft from World War I and gives flying lessons in his time off from work as an auto mechanic. Born to an upper class family, Harry Dean's marriage to beautiful and biracial Vivian Fitzwarren is frowned upon by his family. But Harry Dean and Vivian bond deeply and romantically, realizing that a person's color is only skin deep. When her beloved husband is killed in a plane accident, Vivian wonders how she can go on Without Harry Dean, the man she loves so much. This heart-warming novel based on true events reaches across generations and cultures, as Vivian must live on without her great love. J.B. DiNizo is a retired librarian who grew up in Vermont. "This is basically a story about my father's older brother who was a pilot in those early days of aviation. He married someone of whom the family disapproved, and no one kept in touch with her after my uncle's death in an air crash in Baxter Springs, Kansas. So this is my 'made-up' version of my uncle and aunt's story." Publisher's website: http://sbpra.com/JBDiNizo
Conversational in tone and providing highly practical advice for new deans, Reflections of a Rookie Dean: Lessons from the First Year chronicles the experiences of a novice college leader. Providing aspiring and new deans with insight and direction into the job of leading a college, this book is well positioned to help new leaders develop a better understanding of leadership in higher education and the challenges that new deans face. Deans, who function as middle managers in higher education, face a distinctive set of challenges. They are responsible for leading their college, implementing shared strategies, and motivating staff. But, they are also expected to enact the vision of senior leadership and mobilize support for broader institutional goals. To be successful, they must be skilled at managing both up and down the institutional hierarchy. This book provides insight into: • Understanding what effective leadership looks like in practice • Developing leaders in your college • Understanding how to initiate and implement change • Considering the ethical aspects of leading • Understanding how your leadership and college fits within the larger university • Strategically thinking about decision-making • Understanding the rhythms of serving as a new dean and leader This book is a must have for aspiring college leaders, organizers of leadership development programs, and university professors teaching coursework in higher education administration. Whether you are planning to be a college leader, are new to your role, or are looking to build capacity in your college, Reflections of a Rookie Dean can help you along your leadership journey.
Conversational in tone and providing highly practical advice for new deans, Reflections of a Rookie Dean: Lessons from the First Year chronicles the experiences of a novice college leader. Providing aspiring and new deans with insight and direction into the job of leading a college, this book is well positioned to help new leaders develop a better understanding of leadership in higher education and the challenges that new deans face. Deans, who function as middle managers in higher education, face a distinctive set of challenges. They are responsible for leading their college, implementing shared strategies, and motivating staff. But, they are also expected to enact the vision of senior leadership and mobilize support for broader institutional goals. To be successful, they must be skilled at managing both up and down the institutional hierarchy. This book provides insight into: • Understanding what effective leadership looks like in practice • Developing leaders in your college • Understanding how to initiate and implement change • Considering the ethical aspects of leading • Understanding how your leadership and college fits within the larger university • Strategically thinking about decision-making • Understanding the rhythms of serving as a new dean and leader This book is a must have for aspiring college leaders, organizers of leadership development programs, and university professors teaching coursework in higher education administration. Whether you are planning to be a college leader, are new to your role, or are looking to build capacity in your college, Reflections of a Rookie Dean can help you along your leadership journey.
The Legend of James Dean: Demonic Heroes Have Villainous Virtues challenges previously conceived notions about the actor James Dean. Author Derek Reeves argues that Dean was not a rebel against the establishment, and that class conflict, the need to redefine his public image, and a desire to attack Christianity prompted the men who ran the motion picture industry in the 1950s to portray the actor as a rebel against conformity of any kind. Members of the postwar generation embraced Dean as a symbol of rage and rebelliousness because they believed that the thuggish characters he played reflected his essential persona. Dean's characterization of the tough teenager gave a sense of belonging to misdirected young people, whose adolescent rebellion stemmed from their inability to cope with societal demands during the Eisenhower era. The author's analysis of Dean's legend provides rare insight into the actor's life, viewed from a historical perspective. If you've ever wondered what Dean did to earn a star on Hollywood's "Walk of Fame," you'll want to read this book, which shines a spotlight on an American legend who was posthumously nominated for an Academy Award as Best Actor in a Leading Role in 1956 and 1957.
The Legend of James Dean: Demonic Heroes Have Villainous Virtues challenges previously conceived notions about the actor James Dean. Author Derek Reeves argues that Dean was not a rebel against the establishment, and that class conflict, the need to redefine his public image, and a desire to attack Christianity prompted the men who ran the motion picture industry in the 1950s to portray the actor as a rebel against conformity of any kind. Members of the postwar generation embraced Dean as a symbol of rage and rebelliousness because they believed that the thuggish characters he played reflected his essential persona. Dean's characterization of the tough teenager gave a sense of belonging to misdirected young people, whose adolescent rebellion stemmed from their inability to cope with societal demands during the Eisenhower era. The author's analysis of Dean's legend provides rare insight into the actor's life, viewed from a historical perspective. If you've ever wondered what Dean did to earn a star on Hollywood's "Walk of Fame," you'll want to read this book, which shines a spotlight on an American legend who was posthumously nominated for an Academy Award as Best Actor in a Leading Role in 1956 and 1957.
Nellie Dean was known to many, on a face-book page called Dementia Aware, as my mother who had Alzheimer's and Vascular Dementia. Later my mother was to help me start a Purple Angel dementia inclusive community in our town. Through education and understanding we lived "better". The disease was devastating for mum but also for our whole family. Many people write their stories leaving a message for the future. I simply want everyone to know how brave my mother was and mention some of the things that I learnt on the way.
Welcome to the Fairmount Historical Museum; home of the James Dean Collection. From James Dean's baby clothes to his first motorcycle, film scripts, trophies and awards, it's all here. One of the greatest Hollywood, family collections, these artifacts are considered one of the best kept secrets in the Midwest. Nestled in the heart of Fairmount, Indiana, Dean's hometown, this experience is a must for any James Dean fan. 133 page, full-color guide to the museum; the next best thing to a Fairmount visit. Written by Charles P. Quinn and Marcus Winslow
Welcome to the Fairmount Historical Museum; home of the James Dean Collection. From James Dean's baby clothes to his first motorcycle, film scripts, trophies and awards, it's all here. One of the greatest Hollywood, family collections, these artifacts are considered one of the best kept secrets in the Midwest. Nestled in the heart of Fairmount, Indiana, Dean's hometown, this experience is a must for any James Dean fan. This 133 page (black & white) guide to the museum is the next best thing to a Fairmount visit. Written by Charles P. Quinn and Marcus Winslow.
The Atlas of Billy Dean is a kaleidoscopic adventure through the eyes of Billy Thomas, a queer artist in prison surviving with mental illness and trauma. This autobiographical masterpiece of art walks through Billy's experiences being raised in CPS care, enduring sexual abuse at a young age, and finding hope and faith in prison.
