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University Libraries Promotion and Tenure Recognition
Charles
Youmans
Professor of Music
Book Title: Walden
Author: Henry David Thoreau, ed. Jeffrey S. Cramer (Yale, 2004; annotated edition)
Selection Statement:
Long ago an irreverent academic warned me, “no one is dumber than a professor talking about anything other than his or her own field.” I now recognize this as utter nonsense (wink), but I admit that we have a tendency to excessive civilization. Walden has helped me ward off that danger.
Year: 2014