A Place in the Sun: A Memoir

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More than personal memoir, Donald Kennedy’s story isn’t just a chronicle of watershed years within the history of Stanford University, but additionally a reflection on academia’s perennial concerns. The story builds from his childhood and circle of relatives in New England through mentors at Harvard to reflections on his early years at Stanford. What’s the scope of a teacher’s responsibilities? What’s the proper balance between research and teaching? How far can a professor of literature stretch activism and free speech before losing tenure? How can the University look so wealthy and feel so poor? At the same time as biology department head, Kennedy founded Human Biology, Stanford’s first interdisciplinary program. As president, issues of ethnic diversity, student activism, multicultural curricula, patent rights, divestment in South Africa, a student hostage crisis, and an immense earthquake colored his pivotal years at Stanford.

At the heart of Kennedy’s journey has been the belief that one should give back to society as mentor, inspiring his students; as commissioner of the FDA, wrestling with issues of freedom and regulation; as editor of Science, confronting the clash of science and politics. Right through the book, sidebar recollections from students, friends, and colleagues reflect on his caring encouragement and core humanity, his love of teaching, and a life profoundly committed to science and public service.

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