Joseph Duffey
Joseph Duffey | |
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Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Amherst | |
In office 1982–1991 | |
Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities | |
In office 1977–1981 | |
President | Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Robert Kingston (acting) |
Succeeded by | William Bennett |
Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs | |
In office 1977–1978 | |
President | Jimmy Carter |
Preceded by | John Richardson Jr. |
Succeeded by | Alice Stone Ilchman |
Personal details | |
Born | Joseph Daniel Duffey July 1, 1932 Huntington, West Virginia, U.S. |
Died | February 25, 2021 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 88)
Spouses | |
Education | PhD) |
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Joseph Daniel Duffey (July 1, 1932 – February 25, 2021) was an American academic, educator, anti-war activist and political appointee. He was the Democratic Party's candidate in the 1970 U.S. Senate election in Connecticut, losing to Republican Lowell Weicker. He later served as the Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs; the chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities; the director of the U.S. Information Agency; and the president or chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the University of Massachusetts system and American University.
Early life and education
Duffey was born in
Career
From 1960 to 1970, Duffey was an assistant professor and then acting dean and associate professor at Hartford Seminary. He was also founder and director of the Center for Urban Studies there.[4]
1970 election
Duffey ran for the
The
Anne Wexler ran Duffey's 1970 campaign. They subsequently married in September 1974, after they had both divorced their respective spouses.[8]
Academics
Duffey was a fellow at
Duffey was appointed chairman of the NEH in August 1977, after an impasse that lasted for half a year.[3] In his capacity as chairman Duffey was central to obtaining NEH funding that established the Library of America.[11]
He served as chairman of NEH until 1982, when he became chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Amherst.[12] The position of president of the entire University of Massachusetts system was added to his responsibilities in 1990.[13] One year later, he acted as joint head of the American delegation of election observers in Ethiopia.[14] He was named as president of American University in 1991 and served for two years.[12]
Duffey became the final director of the
Honors
Duffey was conferred 14 honorary degrees from American colleges and universities. He was named Commander of the Order of the Crown by the King of Belgium in 1980. Thirteen years later, he was granted an honorary Doctor of Letters by Ritsumeikan University in Japan. He was a member of the Council on Foreign Relations from 1979 until his death.[14]
Personal life
Duffey married his first wife, Patricia Fortney, in 1952, when he was 19 years old. They had met at a Baptist church youth convention. Together, they had two children: David (who predeceased him in 2019) and Michael. They divorced after the Senate election in 1970.[2] His second wife, Anne Wexler (1930–2009), was a political advisor and lobbyist. She also had two sons from her previous marriage. She died of cancer on August 7, 2009 at age 79.[8]
Duffey died on February 25, 2021, at a retirement community in Washington, D.C.[2] He was 88, and was ill in the time leading up to his death.[12]
Selected works
- Remarks on the Humanities (1977)[17]
- "The American Century and Its Discontents, Chapter Four of "At the End of the American Century (1998) ISBN 9780801859168
- Foreword, The Pakistan Cauldron by James P. Farwell (2011) ISBN 9781597979832
References
- ^ "Educator, activist Joseph Duffey dies". texarkanagazette.com. March 2, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f Smith, Harrison (February 27, 2021). "Joseph Duffey, educator and antiwar activist behind influential Senate campaign, dies at 88". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ a b c Tuck, Lon (August 2, 1977). "Carter's Man Takes on Humanities". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ ISBN 9783718605439.
- The Hartford Courant, January 18, 1993.
- ^ "Democrats Meet in Connecticut". The New York Times. June 27, 1970. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
- ^ "Dissent Of The Governed". Retrieved March 3, 2021 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b Martin, Douglas. "Anne Wexler, an Influential Political Operative and Lobbyist, Is Dead at 79", The New York Times, August 8, 2009. Accessed August 8, 2009.
- ^ "General Secretaries of the Association". American Association of University Professors. September 9, 2008. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
- ^ "Death of Joseph Duffey". American Association of University Professors. March 1, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
- ^ Skinner, David. "Edmund Wilson’s Big Idea: A Series of Books Devoted to Classic American Writing. It Almost Didn’t Happen." HumanitiesSeptember/October 2015, Volume 36, Number 5.
- ^ a b c Altimari, Daniela (February 26, 2021). "Joe Duffey, who inspired liberals during his 1970 anti-war campaign for U.S. Senate in Connecticut, dies at 88". Hartford Courant. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ [1] University of Massachusetts Amherst website
- ^ ISBN 9780160473579.
- Office of The Historianwebsite
- ^ Honan, William H. (January 20, 1999). "Sylvan Plans Overseas College Network". The New York Times. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
- ^ Occasional Paper, Issues 1–5. National Endowment for the Humanities. 1969.
External links
- Profile at SourceWatch
- Appearances on C-SPAN