num_pages: 256
description: An educator of high standards and vision, Courtney C. Smith led Swarthmore College from 1953 to 1969. Based upon archival research as well as interviews conducted with over 40 people, this biography describes how Smith's convictions preserved liberal arts at Swarthmore and shaped other institutions that continue to promote discourse, human dignity, and civil society. Darwin H. Stapleton is executive director of the Rockefeller Archive Center, and Donna Heckman Stapleton is a social worker. Distributed by Associated University Presses. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
language: English
title: Dignity, Discourse, And Destiny: The Life of Courtney C. Smith
titlecomplete: Dignity, Discourse, And Destiny: The Life of Courtney C. Smith
publisher: University of Delaware Press