The engaging Memoir of a legendary president of Wellesley College known for authentic and open-hearted leadership, who drove innovation with power and love.
With an ear tuned to social issues, The Claims of Life is an inspiring account of a life lived with humor, insight, and meaning that will surely leave a lasting impression on its readers..
She kept counsel with Nobel laureates, feminist icons, and even the Dalai Lama, seeking solutions to the world\'s climate crisis.
After Wellesley, Walsh\'s interests took her to the boards of five national nonprofits galvanizing change.
During a transformative fourteen-year Wellesley presidency, Walsh advanced women\'s authority, compassionate governance, and self-reinvention.
The Claims of Life offers readers an unusually intimate view of trustworthy leadership that begins and ends in self-knowledge.
Their marriage of fifty-seven years brought them to the forefront of revolutions in higher education, gender expectations, health-care delivery, and biomedical research.
In college, Diana Chapman met Chris Walsh, who became a towering figure in academic science.
The Claims of Life traces the emergence of a young woman who set out believing she wasn\'t particularly smart but went on to meet multiple tests of leadership in the American academy--a place where everyone wants to be heard and no one wants a boss.
The engaging Memoir of a legendary president of Wellesley College known for authentic and open-hearted leadership, who drove innovation with power and love
