The Education of a Lifetime - Hardcover

Robert Khayat

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1936946173 ISBN 13: 9781936946174

Publisher: Nautilus, 2013

Synopsis

The Education of a Lifetime is a compelling memoir by former Ole Miss Chancellor Robert Khayat. Khayat writes about his childhood days in Moss Point, Mississippi, the state s segregationist policies that prevented his SEC championship baseball team from playing in the College World Series, and the sadness of experiencing his father s arrest and guilty plea. These seemingly disparate events worked to prepare him to battle the vestiges of racial strife that continued to haunt the university s culture as he accepted the honor of becoming the university s 15th chancellor. Khayat s story gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at how a university moved from mediocrity to excellence. We relive, along with Khayat, the courting of an eccentric donor, as well as private conversations with a sitting U.S. President, governors, coaches and celebrities. We also see how a man worked to make amends for past mistakes. The Education of a Lifetime is a funny, touching and insightful memoir. And it is proof that one man a man dedicated to respecting the dignity of every individual can make lasting change.

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About the Author

Robert Khayat is a former college football All-Star, All-Pro kicker for the Washington Redskins, law professor, and president of the NCAA Foundation. He holds degrees from Ole Miss and Yale. He was an Academic All-American football and baseball players at Ole Miss. He has received the NFL Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as the National Football Foundation Distinguished American Award. He and his wife Margaret live in Oxford. They have two children and three grandchildren.

Review

Robert Khayat's extraordinary life has had more rough patches than most observers would believe. In this engaging memoir, he provides an unflinching look at the challenges, the adversity, and the ups and downs of a career that ultimately transformed a great American university. --John Grisham

From the playing fields of the NFL to the groves of academe, where he broke the shackles of the Old South at his alma mater, Robert Khayat has led a remarkable life, and his memoir is full of wonderful anecdotes and wisdom. As an ancient scholar said of Aesop and his fables, He makes use of humble incidents to teach great truths. --Curtis Wilkie, author of The Fall of the House of Zeus

It s not just that The Education of a Lifetime should be required reading for all University of Mississippi students and alumni and friends. It s that it should be read for all who feel called to be leaders, and by all who have been led. By all who ve dedicated their lives to improving their communities, and by all who ve had moments of struggle and doubt while doing so. By all who love the South, and by all who can t conceive of such love. In short, this is a book for everyone. Here we have episodes from a long and challenging career the charming of an eccentric donor; the attempt to separate Ole Miss from the racially charged symbol of the Confederate flag, which resulted in death threats for Robert Khayat and his family; the hosting of the Presidential debate, in an effort to show the world the university s progress. With candor and humor, Robert Khayat tells the stories behind the stories that have made him a respected leader and an inspiration to so many. --Tom Franklin & Beth Ann Fennelly, co-authors of The Tilted World

Edition details

• Publisher: Nautilus
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 1936946173
• ISBN 13: 9781936946174
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320