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  About Lawrence Nathan Marsh Pusey 1907-2001   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Nathan M. Pusey, who served as president of Lawrence University from 1944 to 1953, leaving to become president of Harvard University, died on November 14 in New York City.
Pusey was named Lawrence's tenth president in the spring of 1944, returning to the campus where he had served as sophomore tutor from 1935 to 1938.
In 1987, the Nathan M. Pusey Professorship in East Asian Studies was established at Lawrence to honor the legacy he left behind in Freshman Studies and to reflect his keen interest and involvement with the countries and peoples of that part of the world.
www.lawrence.edu /about/pusey.shtml   (652 words)

  
 Nathan M. Pusey - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nathan Marsh Pusey (4 April 1907–14 November 2001) was a prominent American educator.
His clashes with Joseph McCarthy were especially significant because Pusey's position at Lawrence College placed him right in the middle of the senator's hometown of Appleton, Wisconsin and political power base of the conservative Fox Valley.
After departing from Harvard, Pusey served as president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (1971-1975) and was president of the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia (1979-1980).
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 Pusey, Nathan Marsh. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
In 1953, Pusey succeeded James Bryant Conant as president of Harvard.
During his tenure, the budget and endowment quadrupled, the number of faculty nearly tripled (and many more women were hired), salaries and benefits increased, and geographically and ethnically diverse students were recruited.
During the McCarthy era Pusey defended the faculty against charges of communist influence.
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 Harvard Gazette: Nathan Marsh Pusey
Nathan Marsh Pusey was born on April 4, 1907, in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Pusey was Harvard's first president to be born in the twentieth century, the first from west of the Mississippi River, and the first to have taken the Ph.D. degree from this faculty.
Pusey characterized the period from 1944 to 1971 as "the most creative yet experienced in the ongoing development of higher education in the United States." Higher education in those years enjoyed great public favor.
www.news.harvard.edu /gazette/2004/12.16/29-mm.html   (878 words)

  
 Nathan Marsh Pusey d. 11-14-2001 in Boston
Pusey was Harvard's president from 1953 to 1971, a period during which the university was transformed from a bastion of the elite to a diverse, national institution that aggressively courted students from all backgrounds.
Pusey announced his resignation in 1970, the Crimson wrote that 'while disagreeing with some of Pusey's standards, it is impossible to ignore the dedication and integrity with which he has clung to them.
Pusey, who was born in 1907 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, graduated from Harvard in 1928 and received a PhD in ancient history in 1937.
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 DesMoinesRegister.com | Famous Iowans
Pusey, considered one of the most brilliant educators Iowa has produced, was the first non-Easterner and the second non-Bostonian to be president of Harvard, American's oldest university.
Pusey, pronounced "pew-sey," was born in Council Bluffs in 1907.
Nathan Pusey, shown in 1953, looks at some files in the office of his secretary at Harvard University.
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 Modern Age: Nathan Marsh Pusey: an appreciation
Pusey was one of those classicists who found it inadequate merely to study the words and actions of the great men of Greece and Rome: the point was to emulate them in a sphere of action in the present day.
Though Pusey's most famous appointment to the divinity faculty was a world-renowned theologian, Paul Tillich (1886-1965), it must also be noted that the Charles Chauncy Stillman Chair in Catholic Studies was also inaugurated under Pusey's auspices, and the first incumbent of that chair was one of the world's leading historians of religion, Christopher Dawson (1889-1970).
Pusey's objections to McCarthy, on the contrary, derived from principle: his belief that the university must be kept immune from undue governmental influence, which is what had attracted the Harvard board when it picked Pusey in the first place.
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 Nathan Marsh Pusey
Visiting the Yard's laboratories and libraries, offices, and athletic facilities during that first summer, Pusey was appalled by the degree of overcrowding and decrepitude in evidence.
And Pusey bravely started negotiations aimed at a merger between Harvard and Radcliffe, breaking the ice in 1970 with an "experiment" in coresidential living (decried by many alumni at the time).
Pusey's dynamism in ensuring a proper physical environment for learning and research was matched by his passion for defending Harvard's intellectual climate against any who dared to threaten civil discourse and academic freedom.
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 CNN.com - Former Harvard president Nathan Pusey dies - November 15, 2001
Pusey was president from 1953 to 1971, a period during which Harvard transformed from a bastion of the elite to a diverse, national university that aggressively courted students from all backgrounds.
Pusey called for an end to campus turmoil and violence during the late 1960s, complaining that on many campuses learning had almost ceased because of the violent, revolutionary activities of a "small group of overeager young...
Born in 1907 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Pusey graduated from Harvard in 1928 and received a doctorate in ancient history in 1937.
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 Harvard Gazette: Service recalls 'a loving, kind' man   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
At a reception at The Harvard Club of New York City, a portrait of Nathan Marsh Pusey stands in the background as his granddaughter Julie Hopkins Hamilton holds her son, Max, Pusey's great-grandson.
The occasion was a memorial service for Nathan Marsh Pusey, 24th president of Harvard, who died Nov. 14 at the age of 94.
Comforting as it was, however, the church was not the one that the Puseys regularly attended.
www.tnfsh.tn.edu.tw /teach/eng/web/Harvard/www.news.harvard.edu/gazette/2001/12.13/11-pusey.html   (855 words)

  
 Nathan M. Pusey -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Nathan Marsh Pusey (4 April 1907–14 November 2001) was a prominent (A native or inhabitant of the United States) American educator.
His clashes with (United States politician who unscrupulously accused many citizens of being Communists (1908-1957)) Joseph McCarthy were especially significant because Pusey's position at Lawrence College placed him right in the middle of the senator's hometown of (additional info and facts about Appleton, Wisconsin) Appleton, Wisconsin and political power base of the conservative Fox Valley.
After departing from Harvard, Pusey served as president of the (additional info and facts about Andrew W. Mellon Foundation) Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (1971-1975) and was president of the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia (1979-1980).
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 Turbulent 1960s leader of Harvard University dies at age 94: 11/15/01
BOSTON -- Nathan Marsh Pusey, a scholar of ancient history who led Harvard University during the turbulent campus protests of the 1960s, died yesterday in New York City.
Pusey called for an end to campus turmoil and violence during the late 1960s, complaining that on many campuses "learning has almost ceased," because of the violent, revolutionary activities of a "small group of overeager young...
Born in 1907 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, Pusey graduated from Harvard in 1928 and received a Ph.D. in ancient history in 1937.
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 Nathan Pusey, 24th President of Harvard, dies at 94   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Nathan Marsh Pusey, the 24th President of Harvard died early on the morning of Nov. 14.
Pusey was President of Harvard from 1953 to 1971 and gained national prominence for his defense of universities and academic freedom during the McCarthy Era.
Pusey earned an A.B. degree from Harvard in 1928, an M.A. in 1932, and a Ph.D. in 1937, specializing in ancient history.
www.hno.harvard.edu /specials/2001/pusey   (212 words)

  
 Nathan M. Pusey - TheBestLinks.com - Nathan Marsh Pusey, April 4, November 14, Ph.D., ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
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Nathan Marsh Pusey (4 April 1907 - 14 November 2001) was a prominent American educator.
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 Pusey, Nathan Marsh --  Encyclopædia Britannica
The latter characteristic distinguishes a marsh from a swamp (q.v.), whose plant life is dominated by trees.
An American painter born in Paris, Reginald Marsh was noted especially for his portrayal of life in and around New York City.
New Zealand author Ngaio Marsh is known for her many detective novels featuring Inspector Roderick Alleyn of Scotland Yard and, in later novels, his wife Troy.
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 The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition: Pusey, Nathan Marsh @ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
PUSEY, NATHAN MARSH [Pusey, Nathan Marsh] pyoo´zē, 1907-2001, American educator, b.
A classical scholar, Pusey taught at Lawrence College, Appleton, Wis. (1935-38); Scripps College, Claremont, Calif.; and Wesleyan Univ. (1940-43).
In 1969, when anti-Vietnam War student protesters occupied the main administration building, Pusey responded by calling in the police, who injured many.
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 MSN Encarta - Search Results - Pusey Nathan Marsh
Pusey, Nathan Marsh (1907-2001), American educator, born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and educated at Harvard University.
Marshland, treeless land in which the water table is at, above, or just below the surface of the ground; it is dominated by grasses, reeds, sedges,...
Pusey, Edward Bouverie (1800-1882), British clergyman and theologian, a leader of the Oxford movement.
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 Lawrence University : Presidential Portraits : Nathan Pusey   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Lawrence's tenth president, Nathan Marsh Pusey, was hired because of his excellent teaching credentials and his vision to make Lawrence a much better institution than her peers.
Pusey's tenure included the building of the Memorial Student Union and the Worchester Art Center (predecessor to the Wriston Art Center).
In 1953, Harvard University enticed Pusey away from Lawrence to become their twenty-fourth president.
www.lawrence.edu /library/digital/pres/pusey.html   (260 words)

  
 The Harvard Crimson :: News :: Service Honors President Pusey
Family, friends and former colleagues of Nathan Marsh Pusey ’28 filled the pews of Memorial Church Friday for a service in honor of the University’s 24th president, who died last November.
Pusey served as president from 1953 to 1971.
Bok said Pusey was dedicated and resolute in his presidency, citing his strong stance on a number of issues, including the importance of diversity in admissions and defense of academic freedom in the face of attacks from Sen. Joseph P. McCarthy.
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 Nathan Pusey --  Encyclopædia Britannica
in full Nathan Marsh Pusey American educator, president of Harvard University (1953–71), who greatly enhanced the school's endowment and educational facilities and revitalized its teaching of the humanities.
For his tireless efforts in promoting cooperation between Christian denominations, Archbishop Nathan Söderblom of Sweden was awarded the Nobel peace prize in 1930.
As the founder of King Records, Syd Nathan helped launch the careers of many legendary R and B and country music stars in the 1940s through the 1960s.
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 The Harvard Crimson :: News :: At Service, Mourners Recall Pusey's Legacy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Pusey, who served as Harvard’s 24th president from 1953 to 1971, passed away last month at the age of 94.
Rockefeller also noted Pusey’s commitment to Harvard College, his extensive efforts in the field of education and his “staunch” defense of academic freedom in response to attacks from Senator Joseph McCarthy at the beginning of his tenure.
Gomes pointed to the Pusey Library and to his own position as Pusey minister in the Memorial Church as strong examples of Pusey’s legacy at Harvard.
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 Cathedral Church of the Advent - Search
Nathan Marsh Pusey, a leader of Harvard, died on November 14th, age 94.
Pusey sniffly replied that his students were "above that sort of thing." It was brave at that time to stand up to the populist red baiter, but the sentiment may have seemed naive."
"Nathan Pusey, for all his financial skills, was at heart a scholar.
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 AllRefer.com - Nathan Marsh Pusey (Education, Biography) - Encyclopedia
AllRefer.com - Nathan Marsh Pusey (Education, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Nathan Marsh Pusey[pyOO´zE] Pronunciation Key, 1907–2001, American educator, b.
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 Renovis: Medical and Scientific Review Board   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Chair of the Department of Neurobiology and the Nathan Marsh Pusey Professor of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School; Member, National Academy of Sciences.
In April, 2000, she assumed the Chair of the Department of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School as the Nathan Marsh Pusey Professor of Neurobiology.
Her ongoing studies of how the orderly sets of connections present in the adult brain are wired up during development have gained her numerous prestigious honors.
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 [2001: December] Re: Nathan Marsh Pusey
Thanks to George Pesely for drawing attention to the recent death of Nathan Pusey.
Pusey's argument in this article was that classical Greeks were, like Alcibiades, more likely to be driven by self-interest than by
To the Greek, cities were places of social and economic opportunity in which to lead a civilized life, not "fatherlands" demanding patriotic allegiance.
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 Balanchine at Harvard -- George Jackson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Especially welcome was the humanity, conveyed as personal warmth and a willingness to listen and learn by all concerned—curators, speakers and members of the audience.
The exhibit, which can be seen through May 28 on the ground floor of the Pusey Library, opened Wednesday afternoon with an informative reception.
Circulating through the invited audience in order to chat about items were Fredric Woodbridge Wilson, head of the Harvard Theatre Collection and principal organizer of these Balanchine events, and Iris M. Fanger, dance critic and Wilson's co-curator for the exhibit.
www.danceviewtimes.com /dvdc/reviews/spring04/balanchiniana.htm   (1040 words)

  
 Columbia News ::: NIH's Gerald D. Fischbach,Named Columbia's Vice President for Health and Biomedical Sciences   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
A pioneering researcher Fischbach was the Nathan Marsh Pusey Professor of Neurobiology and Chairman of the Neurobiology Departments at both the Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital before assuming his current position at NIH in 1998.
At Columbia he will head a division that includes four health science professional schools with 27 academic departments, 3,000 students and 2,300 full-time faculty; a biotechnology park; some 40 biomedical research and treatment centers; and physician practice affiliations with two dozen hospitals.
In 1990, he returned to Harvard Medical School where he was the Nathan Marsh Pusey Professor of Neurobiology and Chairman of the Neurobiology Departments of Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital until 1998.
www.columbia.edu /cu/news/00/12/fischbach.html   (1360 words)

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