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Governors

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Governors And Public Higher Education: A Multiple Case Study Of Governors Bill Haslam And Paul Patton, Shannon W. Gilkey Apr 2020

Governors And Public Higher Education: A Multiple Case Study Of Governors Bill Haslam And Paul Patton, Shannon W. Gilkey

Dissertations

Governors can impose tremendous influence on public policy. In their attempt to address issues that their states face, and in order to sustain and improve the present and long-term health of its citizenry, some governors invest significant resources to shape the direction of their state’s postsecondary system of education. This study examined the critical elements that led two different governors to enact large-scale impact on state postsecondary education by investigating three research questions through a qualitative multiple-instrument case study: (a) How do governors’ vision for their state intersect with their view of postsecondary education as a key policy priority area …


Wyatt, Wilson Watkins, 1905-1996 (Sc 1299), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives Nov 2008

Wyatt, Wilson Watkins, 1905-1996 (Sc 1299), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1299. Letter, 16 October 1959, written by Wilson Wyatt, lawyer and politician of Louisville, Kentucky, to Brevard Crihfield, Chicago, Illinois, asking for a copy of proceedings from a recent governor's conference.