AUB Press

This is a collection of seven papers from a 1967 lecture series of the same title, organized in celebration of AUB's 100th anniversary. The lectures examines the subject of “the university" from different viewpoints, drawing upon the experiences of the past to provide guidelines for the future. The authors – AUB professor of education and former president of the University of Baghdad, Matta Akrawi; former Harvard University president, James Bryant Conant; vice-chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, K. Onwuka Dike; director general of UNESCO, Rene Maheu; director of the National Institute for Medical Research in London, Sir Peter B. Medawar; president of Harvard University, Nathan Pusey; and Columbia University professor of physics, Chien-Shiung Wu – discuss the university with regard to its international responsibilities, the role it plays in developing nations, its philosophy of education, and the significance of its research.

“Each tree in this book is presented as a local story constructed from the scientific, historical, cultural, and mythical information. Beautiful watercolors, based on photographs taken in the forest, illustrate the specific features of each tree: its silhouette, leaves, flowers, fruits, and bark. Information on how to grow trees from seed encourages people to engage in tree planting, and to support forest and woodland conversation. The book is eclectic- a varied collection that is meant to build appreciation for the native forest trees of Lebanon. Proceeds from the sales of this book will go to the Ana Shajra AUB-NCC tree planting program of the AUB Nature Conservation Center."​