Difference between revisions of "Herbert E. Hawkes"
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| − | '''Herbert | + | '''Herbert Edwin Hawkes''' had awesome hair. He was also Dean of [[Columbia College]] for a long, long time, helping pass through many of the reforms which helped build the [[Core Curriculum]]. A defender of the liberal arts, he opposed the "Columbia plan," which would have allowed College students to graduate in less than four years. |
A mathematician by training, he joined the faculty in [[1910]], becoming acting dean in [[1917]] and ascending to the full deanship a year later. | A mathematician by training, he joined the faculty in [[1910]], becoming acting dean in [[1917]] and ascending to the full deanship a year later. | ||
He possibly may or may not have made remarks that may or may not be later interpreted as anti-Semitic. | He possibly may or may not have made remarks that may or may not be later interpreted as anti-Semitic. | ||
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| + | According to Wikipedia, his long tenure as Dean of Columbia College earned him the title "the dean of American college deans". | ||
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Revision as of 15:02, 2 May 2008
Herbert Edwin Hawkes had awesome hair. He was also Dean of Columbia College for a long, long time, helping pass through many of the reforms which helped build the Core Curriculum. A defender of the liberal arts, he opposed the "Columbia plan," which would have allowed College students to graduate in less than four years.
A mathematician by training, he joined the faculty in 1910, becoming acting dean in 1917 and ascending to the full deanship a year later.
He possibly may or may not have made remarks that may or may not be later interpreted as anti-Semitic.
According to Wikipedia, his long tenure as Dean of Columbia College earned him the title "the dean of American college deans".
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| Preceded by Frederick P. Keppel |
Dean of Columbia College 1918-1943 |
Succeeded by Harry J. Carman |
