Old Hopes for a New Place: The Legacy of Arend D. Lubbers at Grand Valley State University

Arend D. Lubbers was president of an unusual and rapidly developing state university for a long time—32 years—during a very significant period of American and global history—1969 to 2001. Vietnam, the Cold War, counterculture, energy crisis, financial crisis, Reaganism, Generation X, technological revolution...Lubbers was there. Lubbers spoke eloquently. One significant element of his highly successful leadership style is that on a regular basis he articulated the goal of providing liberal ...