A Prof’s Life It’s More Than Teaching
A Prof’s Life It’s More Than Teaching by Herbert S. Parnes, published by iUniverse in May 2001, offers an insightful look into the author’s journey from a young college student during the Great Depression to a distinguished academic career. Spanning 184 pages, this biography details Parnes’ unexpected path through graduate studies in economics, leading to professorships at notable institutions such as Ohio State University, Princeton University, and the University of Minnesota.
Readers will discover Parnes’ multifaceted roles as a teacher, researcher, and administrator, alongside his experiences as a consultant for an international organization, which included a year in Paris and extensive travel across Europe. The narrative also highlights his leadership of a significant research project for the U.S. Department of Labor, which has produced thousands of studies impacting both government policy and academic research. This edition presents a reflective account of a life dedicated to education and service, capturing the essence of the author’s professional journey.
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A boy sixteen years of age enters college in the depths of the depression of the 1930’s to prepare for governemt service, but almost by accident ends up in a graduate program in economics that leads ultimately to a Ph.D. degree and to professorships at the Ohio State University, Princeton University, and the University of Minnesota. In addition to his roles as teacher, researcher, and administrator in university settings, his service as consultant to an international organization allowed him and his family to reside in Paris for a year and to enjoy considerable travel in Europe. For the quarter century prior to his retirement he directed a major research project sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor that has continued even into the beginning of the third millennium, resulting in more than three thousand studies by social scientists that have served both the policy interests of government and the research interests of academics. Now, sixty-five years after this story began, the author turns to a completely different kind of writing-the subject of this book.
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