Ruth J. Simmons

Educator

1945-07-03

Books by Ruth J. Simmons

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Probably the first time I was a boss was when I was associate dean of the graduate school at the University of Southern California. I was in my early 30s.
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If I can give a very substantial injection of humanistic thinking into corporations, boy, that would change things a lot.
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There is strong mentoring of women in the academy. Corporations appear more willing to resist affirmative action to advance women, and boards and shareholders are more tolerant of this approach.
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I'm prepared to fight as hard as I can against unions entering the University on behalf of our students.
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I'm the youngest of 12 children. And although I was the youngest, I tried to organize things in my family. When there were disputes, I tried to mediate.
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