Notes
MANY COLLEAGUES generously provided reflections on their experiences at the Biden School for this book. I thank them for their contributions and hope that I have accurately captured their roles in the story. Timothy Barnekov offered numerous suggestions that significantly improved the manuscript. Jeffrey Raffel provided significant insights, and his memoir, Lessons Learned, offers an excellent account of his experience as director of the School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy. I received valuable input from David Ames. Maria Aristigueta provided advice and encouragement throughout the project.
Jerome Lewis, Edward Ratledge, and Arno (Skip) Loessner were with the Biden School almost from the start and helped shape its development. They provided critical insights into the school’s history, particularly its formative periods. John Byrne, Steven Peuquet, Chandra Reedy, Francis Tannian, Leland Ware, and Danilo Yanich shared recollections of their experiences. Joseph Pika and Ralph Begleiter provided information on initial proposals for a Biden Institute. Nicole Quinn has been a continuing source of assistance throughout the project; she assembled much of the data on the later development of the school. Sebastian Jannelli was an enthusiastic supporter of this project and a source of sound advice on the manuscript and its publication. Catherine McLaughlin provided insights on the Biden Institute. I also thank my colleagues at University of Delaware University Archives and Records Management, Ian Janssen and Lisa Gensel, who provided valuable assistance in obtaining documents from the early period of the school’s development. Crystal Nielsen and Kate Dempsey Pfister provided critical help with photographs. Sarah Pragg offered suggestions on manuscript preparation. Laure Ergin provided valuable information on university policies regarding political activity and their relevance to the 2020 presidential campaign.
Some of the individuals important to the development of this book are no longer alive. I especially wish to express appreciation for the work of the late Mary Helen Callahan, who chronicled the accomplishments of the Biden School in the first decades of its development. William Boyer sent me a personal reflection on the development of the MPA program not long before he died. Robert Warren and I wrote together about urban affairs, and many of the thoughts I share about that field were formed by working with him. Robert Wilson died shortly after sending me reflections on his experiences working in the Division of Urban Affairs.
I thank my colleagues and students who have helped me understand the challenges and opportunities facing the University of Delaware and higher education.
I am grateful to Julia Oestreich, the University of Delaware Press director, who provided excellent editorial advice.
My wife Nancy read countless drafts of the manuscript. Her critical eye has made this book better. Any shortcomings are likely the result of not following her advice. Nancy is the one true constant in my life, without whom I could never have taken this journey.