BOOKS - Upstart: Friends, Foes and Founding a University
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Upstart: Friends, Foes and Founding a University
Author: Ed Walsh
Year: October 1, 2011
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 7.3 MB
Language: English
Year: October 1, 2011
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 7.3 MB
Language: English
Ed Walsh returned to Ireland in 1970, a young man in a hurry to set up an institute of education. He found a decaying mansion on a riverside site, gathered talented young people, and secured funding from the World Bank and European Investment Bank to build what became the University of Limerick. Along the way, Ed made powerful enemies as he challenged official cant, traditional academics, and clerical humbug. This is an inspiring, frank, and often funny memoir by a passionate educational leader.
