Oral history transcript, Lewis Mayhew, interview 1 (I), 5/1/1985, by Janet Kerr-Tener
Title:
Oral history transcript, Lewis Mayhew, interview 1 (I), 5/1/1985, by Janet Kerr-Tener
Number of Pages:
24
Description:
Biographical information; Mayhew's career leading up to his work at Stanford University and other education-related entities; Mayhew's areas of expertise and his published works; Mayhew's involvement in the 1965 White House Conference on Education; the conference participants, their association with educational reform and reputation for being liberal; the issue of federal support for higher education; the relationship between the National Education Association and the U.S. Office of Education; the caliber of conference participants and how they were obtained as participants; John Gardner's leadership style; the purpose of the White House conference; Lyle Nelson; the effect of the passing of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act on the White House conference; the pervasive nature of intellectual engagement in the 1960s; the state of the higher education establishment in 1985; Mayhew's work with the Carnegie Commission and Clark Kerr; James Bryant Conant's work; the idea of federal grants to support colleges.
