Behind the Hedges: Big Money and Power Politics at the University of Georgia Contributor(s): Whitt, Rich (Author) |
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ISBN: 1603061452 ISBN-13: 9781603061452 Publisher: NewSouth Books OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Education | History - Education | Higher - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) |
Dewey: 378.758 |
LCCN: 2011050460 |
Physical Information: 0.65" H x 6" W x 9" (0.94 lbs) 288 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 21st Century - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Cultural Region - South - Geographic Orientation - Georgia - Cultural Region - South Atlantic |
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Publisher Description: In Behind the Hedges, journalist Rich Whitt focused his investigative lens on recent events at the University of Georgia, and in so doing examined the bigger story of "a sea change in how America supports its institutions of higher education." Through interviews with many key figures in a struggle for power at UGA over the last decade, Rich examines the controversial tenure of Michael Adams as UGA president, and how this controversy led to the unprecedented split between the Board of Regents and the UGA Foundation, with implications for the landscape of higher education funding nationwide. |
Contributor Bio(s): Whitt, Rich: - A native of Eastern Kentucky, Richard Whitt was a reporter for more than thirty years, during which time he won numerous awards including the Pulitzer Prize for local reporting while reporting for The Courier-Journal in Louisville. Whitt attended the University of Kentucky and was inducted into the school's Journalism Hall of Fame in 1995. He lived in Georgia since 1989 and reported on state and local government for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution before retiring in 2007. He passed away in 2009. |