Background
Wilson, Logan was born on March 6, 1907 in Huntsville, Texas, United States. Son of Samuel Calhoun and Sammie (Logan) Wilson.
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The Academic Man: A Study in the Sociology of a Profession (Foundations of Higher Education) by Wilson, Logan (1995) Paperback
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Academic Man
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The Academic Man Study in the Sociology of a Profession
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Shaping American higher education
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The Academic Man: A Study in the Sociology of a Profession (Foundations of Higher Education)
( When it was originally published, The Academic Man was ...)
When it was originally published, The Academic Man was the first full-scale social science-based study on the American academic profession. The issues identified by Logan Wilson in 1942 remain central to any consideration of the American professoriate. Wilson demonstrates the usefulness of a historical perspective in understanding the present, as well as the considerable continuity in higher education. His acute observations remain a critical base for contemporary studies of higher education. The Academic Man explores three mam aspects of higher education: the academic hierarchy, academic status, and academic processes and functions. He discusses the difficulty college graduates have in finding jobs, a problem still prevalent today. He also examines the small number of publications produced by graduates with Ph.Ds, showing that only a few account for the greatest percentage of publications, as well as the ratio of teaching activities to non-teaching activities performed by faculty members. In his new introduction, Philip G. Altbach discusses the changes that have occurred in the college community during the past half-century, including the expansion of universities and the increasing diversity of students and faculty hi terms of gender, ethnicity, and religious background. At the same tune, he shows how Wilson's basic tenets continue to hold true for contemporary academic life. The timelessness of The Academic Man will make it a valuable resource for students, professors, university administrators, and sociologists.
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Logan Wilson
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Student, Sam Houston College, 1923-1926; AM, Harvard University, 1938; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1939; Doctor of Laws, Tulane University, 1953.
Career
Assistant Professor of English, East Texas State Teachers College, Commerce, 1928-1930, 32-36;
research associate, Mass Community Project, 1936-1937;
associate professor sociology, U. Maryland., 1939-1941;
professor, head sociology department, Tulane University, New Orleans, 1941-1943;
dean Newcomb College, Tulane University, New Orleans, 1944-1951;
professor, head sociology Department, University Kentucky, 1943-1944;
vice president, provost, Consolidated U. North Carolina, 1951-1953;
president, University Texas, 1953-1960;
chancellor, University Texas, 1960-1961;
president to president emeritus, American Council Education, 1961-1971, 72-90. Chairman American Conference Academy Deans, 1950-1951. Member National Commission Accrediting, 1954-1955.
Member committee Fund for Republic, Ford Foundation 1953-1954, College Grants Advisory Committee, 1955-1956, committee Utilization of College Teaching Resources, Fund for Advancement Education, 1955-1956. Trustee Center Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences, 1956-1975, Carneigie Foundation Advancement Teaching, 1958-1961. Advising committee social science National Science Foundation, 1959-1962.
Advising committee study government and higher education Carnegie Foundation, 1960-1962. Member of national review board East-West Center,1964-1968, others.
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book
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The Academic Man: A Study in the Sociology of a Profession (Foundations of Higher Education)
( When it was originally published, The Academic Man was ...)
- The Academic Man: A Study in the Sociology of a Profession (Foundations of Higher Education) by Wilson, Logan (1995) Paperback
- Academic Man
- The Academic Man Study in the Sociology of a Profession
- Shaping American higher education
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The Academic Man: A Study in the Sociology of a Profession (Foundations of Higher Education)
Membership
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Southern University Conference, Association American Colleges (committee liberal education), State Universities Association (executive committee), National Association State Universities, American Council Education (problems and policies committee 1957-1961, chairman committee 1960-1961), American Sociological Society, Committee Economic Development, Philosophical Society Texas (honorary trustee), Institute International Education, Council Southern Universities (president 1953-1954), Southern Association Colleges (commission higher insurance), Phi Beta Kappa (senator at large 1964-1990), Alpha Kappa Delta, Sigma Tau Delta, Alpha Tau Omega, others.
Connections
Married Myra Marshall, December 27, 1932. Children: Marshall, Reed Calhoun.
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Nationality
American
Education
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1926
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1938
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1953
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Recipient Distinguished Service medallion Association Texas Colleges and Universities, 1966, honorary citation American Alumni council, 1968, Centennial award University Akron, 1970. Named Distinguished Alumnus award Sam Houston State University, 1974.Recipient Distinguished Service medallion Association Texas Colleges and Universities, 1966, honorary citation American Alumni council, 1968, Centennial award University Akron, 1970. Named Distinguished Alumnus award Sam Houston State University, 1974.