Derek Bok AKA Derek Curtis Bok Born: 22-Mar-1930 Birthplace: Bryn Mawr, PA
Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Educator Nationality: United States Executive summary: President of Harvard, 1971-91 Military service: US Army (1956-58) Father: Curtis Bok Mother: Margaret Plummer Wife: Sissela Bok (ethicist, dau. of Gunnar Myrdal, m. 1955, one son, two daughters) Daughter: Hilary Bok (philosophy professor at Harvard)
University: BA, Stanford University (1951) Law School: LLB, Harvard Law School (1954) Professor: Law, Harvard University Dean: Harvard Law School (1968-71) President: Harvard University (1971-91)
Committee for Economic Development Trustee Common Cause Chairman (1999-2006) The Constitution Project Constitutional Amendments Initiative Human Rights First National Council Obama for America
Author of books:
Beyond the Ivory Tower: Social Responsibilities of the Modern University (1982, education) Higher Learning (1986, education) Universities and the Future of America (1990, education) The State of the Nation: Government and the Quest for a Better Society (1996, politics) The Trouble with Government (2001, politics) Universities in the Marketplace: The Commercialization of Higher Education (2003, education) Our Underachieving Colleges: A Candid Look at How Much Students Learn and Why They Should Be Learning More (2006, education) The Politics of Happiness: What Government Can Learn from the New Research on Well-Being (2010, social studies) Higher Education in America (2013, education)
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