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A Kineño's Journey
Lauro CavazosGene B. Preuss
其他書名
On Family, Learning, and Public Service
出版Texas Tech University Press, 2016
主題Biography & Autobiography / GeneralBiography & Autobiography / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional / Hispanic & LatinoBiography & Autobiography / PoliticalBiography & Autobiography / EducatorsBiography & Autobiography / Personal MemoirsEducation / Schools / Levels / HigherEducation / HistoryHistory / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)Political Science / GeneralPolitical Science / Public Affairs & AdministrationPolitical Science / American Government / NationalSocial Science / Ethnic Studies / American / Hispanic American Studies
ISBN08967296809780896729681
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=6d7KjwEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋On September 20, 1988, the United States Senate unanimously confirmed Lauro F. Cavazos as the fourth Secretary of Education in President Ronald Reagan's administration. A sixth-generation Texan and Kineño--a descendant of Mexican citizens who accepted work on Texas's King Ranch in the 19th century--Cavazos was the first Hispanic appointed to a position in an American Presidential Cabinet. The story of Cavazos's journey leading up to his cabinet appointment is a portrait of a life devoted to the principles of education. In 1954, Cavazos married Peggy Ann Murdock; the couple had ten children, all of whom were educated in public schools. To enhance their children's education, the Cavazos traveled extensively, living out the principle that a holistic education includes exposure to others' worldviews. During his service as Secretary of Education, Cavazos insisted that all children in America be educated to their fullest potential. A key tenet of Cavazos's service was an emphasis on educating minority students-a passion Cavazos formed early on in his career, first as a faculty member at the Medical College of Virginia, then as a professor and Dean at the Tufts University School of Medicine, and later as President of Texas Tech University.