Leaves from a President's Notebook: Lessons on life and Leadership
- 3h 30m
- Thomas K Hearn
- Center for Creative Leadership
- 2022
Leaves from a President's Notebook shares the wisdom of Thomas K. Hearn Jr., former President of Wake Forest University, and past chairman and board member of the Center for Creative Leadership. These short essays reflect Dr. Hearn's thoughts ranging from growing up in rural Alabama to current topics including leadership development, college athletics, and the role of the modern university.
Dr. Hearn graduated summa cum laude from Birmingham-Southern College, earned a divinity degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a PhD in philosophy from Vanderbilt University. After teaching philosophy at the College of William and Mary for ten years, he returned to his home state in 1974 to start the philosophy department at the University of Alabama-Birmingham. Dr. Hearn was named Wake Forest University's twelfth president on June 23, 1983, and served until 2005, the second-longest tenure in the University's history. He oversaw the development of Wake Forest from a small, regional liberal arts Baptist institution into one of the nations' premier independent universities. His efforts to raise the University's national profile were recognized in 1994 when U.S. News & World Report moved Wake Forest into the national universities category in its annual college guide. Wake Forest has ranked among the top thirty universities in the country every year since.
About the Author
Dr. Hearn graduated summa cum laude from Birmingham-Southern College, earned a divinity degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a PhD in philosophy from Vanderbilt University. After teaching philosophy at the College of William and Mary for ten years, he returned to his home state in 1974 to start the philosophy department at the University of Alabama-Birmingham. Dr. Hearn was named Wake Forest University's twelfth president on June 23, 1983, and served until 2005, the second-longest tenure in the University's history. He oversaw the development of Wake Forest from a small, regional liberal arts Baptist institution into one of the nations' premier independent universities. His efforts to raise the University's national profile were recognized in 1994 when U.S. News & World Report moved Wake Forest into the national universities category in its annual college guide. Wake Forest has ranked among the top thirty universities in the country every year since.
In this Book
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Introduction
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Tom Hearn Reflections
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Knowing Thomas Hearn
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Essay on Tom Hearn
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Amateurism in College Athletics
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Who’s in Charge of College Athletics?
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Fans and Fanatics
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The Question of Integrity in College Sports—Some Initial Thoughts
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Drug Users and Suppliers
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Happiness
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Technology and Social Change
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Gratitude
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Imitations of Immortality
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The Business of Busyness
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Types of Love
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Reflections on a Childhood in Another Century
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The Most Disturbing Fact I Know
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The Sounds of Silence
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Are You a Conservative or a Liberal?
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The Sunday Self
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Our Public Schools
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Should a University Be Run Like a Business?
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Language Lessons
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Academics and Eggheads
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Fund-Raising
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Leadership and Teaching in the American University
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Heroes and Heroines
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Leadership
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Leadership in Higher Education
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Why Americans Hate Politics
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Leadership—Transforming Organizations
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Lessons in Podium Etiquette
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Visions and Dreams
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A Christmas Reflection
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Christmas Joy and Sorrow
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Legal Ethics and Corporate Governance Post Enron - Conference Closing Remarks-
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Religious Heritage and Academic Culture at Wake Forest
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Schools and American Cultural Conflict
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Memorial Service, September 11, 2001, Wait Chapel
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The Circles of Character
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The Ride of Your Life
