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'''Harry Carman''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '?? was the fourth Dean of [[Columbia College]]. A champion of the [[Core Curriculum]], he was very popular among students. He advised many, including [[Jacques Barzun]], and even helped with their expenses. An agricultural historian, he maintained a working farm upstate even while dean. He was compelled to retire as dean at age 65, but remained teaching for three more years.  
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'''Harry Carman''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '?? was the fourth Dean of [[Columbia College]]. A champion of the [[Core Curriculum]], he was very popular among students. He advised many, including [[Jacques Barzun]], and even helped with their expenses. An agricultural historian, he maintained a working farm upstate even while dean. [[James Shenton]] spent some time working their while a student. He was compelled to retire as dean at age 65, but remained teaching for three more years.  
  
 
[[Carman Hall]] is named after him.  
 
[[Carman Hall]] is named after him.  

Revision as of 23:15, 24 February 2008

Harry J. Carman
Dean Carman at bat during a Student-Faculty ballgame
See also Wikipedia's article about "Harry J. Carman".

Harry Carman CC '?? was the fourth Dean of Columbia College. A champion of the Core Curriculum, he was very popular among students. He advised many, including Jacques Barzun, and even helped with their expenses. An agricultural historian, he maintained a working farm upstate even while dean. James Shenton spent some time working their while a student. He was compelled to retire as dean at age 65, but remained teaching for three more years.

Carman Hall is named after him.

Preceded by
Herbert E. Hawkes
Dean of Columbia College 
1943-1950
Succeeded by
Lawrence H. Chamberlain


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