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Kirby noted that Ford??s title reflected the breadth of his scholarship and the scope of his academic interest...
...what the great professors do—he was a great scholar and teacher. He was there all the time as a resource of advice and encouragement,” said Dean of the Faculty William C. Kirby, a history professor who earned his Ph.D. under Ford??s guidance...
...think [Ford??s] real strength was that, as the historical profession developed, there tended to be an emphasis on national histories, and he really didn’t do that—he wrote on multicultural concerns,” said Thomas C. Childers, Hackney professor of history at the University of Pennsylvania, who studied under Ford from 1971 to 1976. “He was cosmopolitan and comparative, that was his strength...
During the occupation, students seized many of Ford??s documents, including correspondence with fellow deans and professors, some of which were printed in campus publications...
According to Burk, the University’s high placement—above such companies as Coors, Coke and Ford??is due to its influential actions in the public arena...