An Encounter with Higher Education My Years at LSE

by Patel, I. G.

• ISBN13: 9780195666120
• ISBN10: 0195666127
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-03-25
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This volume compiles Patel's memoirs about his years at the London School of Economics and Politics, which he formerly directed. It is a truly delightful account of a world class educational institution and goes beyond the LSE or any particular country to encompass larger issues of social progress, governance, and brand equity.

Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations	xiii
1. En Route to the Anchorage	1	(25)
The Saga of Selection	1	(9)
The Director's Initiation	10	(16)
2. At the Deep End	26	(34)
The Financial Crunch	27	(5)
Visit by the UGC and Court Dialogue	32	(6)
The Rough and the Smooth	38	(15)
Light at the End of the Tunnel?	53	(3)
Some Special Events	56	(4)
3. Academic Pursuits	60	(30)
The Academic Profile	61	(7)
The Karl Popper Chair in Philosophy	68	(2)
Academic Reviews	70	(3)
Academic Quality	73	(8)
China	81	(3)
Moreover	84	(6)
4. The Students	90	(27)
Composition	91	(3)
Student Welfare	94	(4)
South African Investment	98	(5)
The Silcott Affair	103	(3)
Freedom of Speech and Expression	106	(2)
Student Participation	108	(3)
Alumni	111	(6)
5. The Grand Debate	117	(22)
Some Basic Questions	117	(3)
Individual versus Social Interest	120	(5)
Impact on the LSE	125	(14)
6. The Last Lap	139	(20)
Leadership Changes	140	(2)
Financial Prospects	142	(2)
Fund Raising	144	(5)
Looking Ahead	149	(5)
The Real Estate	154	(5)
7. On Taking Leave	159	(6)
Appendices
Appendix I: Karl Popper Correspondence	165	(14)
Appendix II: The IIM(A) in 1984 At the Crossroads?	179	(14)
Index	193