Word: carleton
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...months later, as Dean of Carleton College--a well-respected, small liberal arts college in the wilds of Northfield, Minn.--Stanley has a job that he never bargained for. "If anybody had told me (a) that I'd be in college administration or (b) that I'd be in a position of responsibility, I would have told them that they were crazy," Stanley said in an interview this week. By the time he turned 40--about three months ago--Stanley's life had taken a complete turnabout. "Having gone through such a major change," Stanley says, "turning 40 didn...
...Dean of Carleton, Stanley says his work combines the job of the Dean of Faculty with a general administrative overview of College life. "It's almost indecent being paid for what I do," Stanley, who puts in about 15 hours a day in the office, says. "It's a great deal," he repeats. "It's almost unthinkable that anybody gets paid for doing this." What surprises him most about his job--the second-ranking position in a college of 1700 undergraduates and 150 full-time faculty members--is that "you can actually do something. The leap is extraordinary," he admits...