TEMPE, Ariz.--(BUSINESS WIRE via COLLEGIATE PRESSWIRE)--Jul 22, 2004--The University of Advancing Technology (UAT) has appointed Professor William Maxwell, Ed.D, a Harvard University alumnus, as Professor of Thinking. This is the first appointment of such a title in the United States and the second on the world stage. The first recipient of the title was Rhodes Scholar Professor Edward de Bono, M.D., Ph.D., from Malta. Bono holds terminal degrees from both Oxford and Cambridge universities and has written 65 books on thinking.
Maxwell began his career in 1954 at Chonnam National University in Korea and has also held various professor and dean titles at the University of Wisconsin, North Carolina State University, California State University, Fresno, to name just a few. He is also the founder of the International Conference on Thinking which began in 1982 at the University of the South Pacific in Fiji. The conference has since been held at locations throughout the world. Professor Maxwell`s book, ''Thinking: The Expanded Frontier: Proceedings of the International, Interdisciplinary Conference on Thinking,'' is on the recommended reading list on thinking at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
In his capacity at the University of Advancing Technology, Maxwell will assist both students and faculty in all forms of thinking including inductive, deductive, lateral, divergent and creative. Thinking, as now understood, involves mastering more than logic. Thinking includes educating the emotions and preparing the next generation to assist the human species to continue to evolve in desirable directions, in all aspects of life and being. In bringing these advanced thinking principles to a university system, both students and faculty are better equipped to think creatively and become life-long learners.
The University of Advancing Technology is an ACICS accredited private college located in Tempe, Ariz. Founded in 1983, UAT is home to more than 900 students coming from all 50 states and more than 20 different countries who all share one thing in common -- a deep passion for technology. The university is nationally recognized for its innovative ''Year-Round Balance Learning'' methodologies and degree curriculum. UAT offers associate`s, bachelor`s and master`s degrees in both arts and sciences focused in today`s most advanced technologies.
For additional information, visit www.uat.edu.
For a picture of Maxwell, visit www.uat.edu/drmaxwell.
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