Interview of Richard Sisson by Albert Soloway

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2005

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Richard Sisson was the second-longest serving Provost in the history of the Ohio State University. He discusses his academic career, the administration of the university during his tenure, and the challenges faced in higher education, particularly the decline in state funding

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Louis Nemzer: Professor of Political Science (pp. 5-6) -- Kazul Kawai: Professor of Political Science and History (p. 6) -- Sidney Fisher: Professor of Middle Eastern History (pp. 6-7) -- Foster Rhea Dulles: Professor of History (p. 7) -- Gordon Gee: President of Ohio State (pp. 16-18, 23-27, 35, 39, 44) -- Anne Reynolds: Provost (p. 29) -- Albert Kuhn: Provost (p. 29) -- "Brit" Kirwan: President of Ohio State (pp. 35, 44) -- Edward Jennings: President of Ohio State (p. 35)

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University restructuring, academic enrichment, selective investment

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http://hdl.handle.net/1811/5777

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