Interview with Russ Edgerton, October 6, 2014
Project: Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence Oral History Project
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Russ Edgerton discusses his friendship with Robert F. Sexton and his career in higher education. Edgerton was President of the American Association for Higher Education from 1977 through 1996. Prior to his tenure at AAHE he was also Deputy Director of the Fund for the Improvement of Post-secondary Education, and after leaving AAHE he was Director of Education for the Pew Charitable Trusts.Interview Accession
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American Association for Higher Education Education reform Edward Prichard, Jr. Frank Newman Fund for the Improvement of Post-secondary Education Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA) Lee Shulman Pew Charitable Trusts Robert F. Sexton Walter Lippmann Willard Wirtz Bob Sexton Association of Higher Education (AHE)Interview Rights
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Edgerton, Russ Interview by Arwen Donahue. 06 Oct. 2014. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Edgerton, R. (2014, October 06). Interview by A. Donahue. Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Edgerton, Russ, interview by Arwen Donahue. October 06, 2014, Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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