Thomas Ehrlich : Interview for the John W. Gardner Legacy Oral History Project
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- <html>Thomas Ehrlich discusses his career and his friendship with John W. Gardner. Ehrlich recounts stories from his early years at Stanford as a professor of law, including troubles with university president Kenneth Pitzer. He discusses his early conversations with Gardner regarding the dearth of law students going into public service, an issue Ehrlich attempted to remedy when he was dean of the law school. He also talks about Gardner’s legacy in the context of his written works, including Excellence, as well as the establishment of the John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities. On a personal level, Ehrlich expresses his appreciation for Gardner’s mentorship style, which focused on offering encouragement instead of dictating advice.</html>
Description
Type of resource | sound recording-nonmusical, text, still image |
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Extent | 1 audio file; 1 text file; 1photograph |
Place | Stanford (Calif.) |
Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
Date created | May 3, 2017 |
Language | English |
Digital origin | born digital |
Creators/Contributors
Interviewee | Ehrlich, Thomas, 1934- | |
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Creator | Ehrlich, Thomas, 1934- | |
Interviewer | Mancini, Nancy | |
Publisher | Stanford Historical Society |
Subjects
Subject | Gardner, John W. (John William), 1912-2002 |
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Subject | Civil Society > United States |
Subject | Stanford University. Graduate School of Education |
Genre | Interview |
Bibliographic information
Biographical profile | <html>Thomas Ehrlich, dean of the Stanford Law School from 1971 to 1976, is now an adjunct professor in the Stanford Graduate School of Education. It was early in his tenure at Stanford Law School that he met John W. Gardner, who was serving on the Stanford Board of Trustees, and was challenged by Gardner to ensure that more of its graduates go into public service. Their friendship lasted to the end of Gardner’s life. Ehrlich has previously served as president of Indiana University (1987-1994) and provost of the University of Pennsylvania (1981-1987). He was also the first president of the Legal Services Corporation in Washington, DC, and the first director of the International Development Cooperation Agency, reporting to President Jimmy Carter. After his tenure at Indiana University, he was a Distinguished University Scholar at California State University and taught regularly at San Francisco State University. From 2000 to 2010 he was a senior scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Ehrlich is author, co-author, or editor of fourteen books including Preparing Undergraduates for Business: Liberal Learning for Professional Education (2011), which won the Ness Prize for the best book of the year on liberal education; Reconnecting Education and Foundations: Turning Good Intentions into Educational Capital (2007); Educating for Democracy: Preparing Undergraduates for Lives of Responsible Political Engagement (2007); and Civic Work, Civic Lessons: Two Generations Reflect on Public Service, with Ernestine Fu (2013). He has been a trustee of Bennett College, Mills College, and University of Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of Harvard College (1956) and Harvard Law School (1959) and holds five honorary degrees. He is also a member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.</html> |
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Transcript |
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Finding Aid | |
Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/ky321tq9932 |
Location | SC1355 |
Repository | Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- The materials are open for research use and may be used freely for non-commercial purposes with an attribution. For commercial permission requests, please contact the Stanford University Archives (universityarchives@stanford.edu).
- Copyright
- Copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.
Collection
John W. Gardner Legacy Oral History Project
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