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Potts, David Bronson was born on March 24, 1938 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. Son of Robert and Alice Mills (Warren) Potts.
(A study of Wesleyan University in connection with economi...)
A study of Wesleyan University in connection with economic, religious, urban and educational developments in 19th century America. Potts places Wesleyan's history in contexts that illuminate the dynamics of institutional change and contribute perspectives on America's colleges, culture and society.
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(In Wesleyan University, 1910–1970, David B. Potts present...)
In Wesleyan University, 1910–1970, David B. Potts presents an engaging story that includes a measured departure from denominational identity, an enterprising acquisition of fabulous wealth, and a burst of enthusiastic aspirations that initiated an era of financial stress. Threaded through these episodes is a commitment to social service that is rooted in Methodism and clothed in more humanistic garb after World War II. Potts gives an unprecedented level of attention to the board of trustees and finances. These closely related components are now clearly introduced as major shaping forces in the development of American higher education. Extensive examination is also given to student and faculty roles in building and altering institutional identity. Threaded throughout these probes within in the analytical narrative is a close look at the waxing and waning of presidential leadership. All these developments, as is particularly evident in the areas of student demography and faculty compensation, travel on a pathway through middle-class America. Within this broad context, Wesleyan becomes a window on how the nation’s liberal arts colleges survived and thrived during the last century. This book concludes the author’s analysis of changes in institutional identities that shaped the narrative for his widely praised first volume, Wesleyan University, 1831–1910: Collegiate Enterprise in New England. His current fully evidenced sequel supplies helpful insights and reference points as we encounter the present fiscal strain in higher education and the related debates on institutional mission.
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Potts, David Bronson was born on March 24, 1938 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. Son of Robert and Alice Mills (Warren) Potts.
Bachelor, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1960. Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1967.
From assistant professor to associate professor, associate dean of faculty Union College, Schenectady, New York, 1967-1979. Dean of the college Gettysburg (Pennsylvania) College, 1979-1986. Scholar-in-residence Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1986-1994.
Academy vice president University Puget Sound, Tacoma, 1994-1996, professor history, since 1994. Trustee Union College, Schenectady, New York, 1974-1976. Member editorial board History of Higher Education Annual, since 1981.
(A study of Wesleyan University in connection with economi...)
(In Wesleyan University, 1910–1970, David B. Potts present...)
Member Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Betsy McLean Horton, June 18, 1960. Children: Kenneth David, Daniel Horton, Elizabeth Warren.