Carroll Vincent Newsom

Carroll Vincent Newsom

Carroll Vincent Newsom was born February 23, 1904 in Buckley, IL. Newsom received a B.A. from the College of Emporia in 1924, a M.A. from the University of Michigan in 1927 and a Ph.D. in 1931.

His academic career began as a mathematics instructor at the College of Emporia in 1924, at Michigan (1927-1928) and the University of New Mexico (1928-1929). He was appointed assistant professor there in 1929, associate professor in 1931, and professor in 1933, and served as Head of the Department from 1931-1944. He was Professor of Mathematics and Chairman of the Science Division at Oberlin College from 1944-1948.

From 1944-1955, he was Assistant Commissioner for Higher Education, then Associate Commissioner for Higher and Professional Education, for the State of New York. Newsom was appointed Executive Vice President in 1955 at New York University and served as 11th NYU President from 1956-1962. Newsom was President of Prentice Hall, Inc. from 1964-1965 and Director of NBC from 1961-1971, serving as Vice President from 1966-1969.

Newsom died February 3, 1990 in Dublin, OH.

Publications

*An Introduction to Mathematics: A Study of the Nature of Mathematics, University of New Mexico Press, 1936.
*An Introduction to Mathematics for College Students, University of New Mexico Press, 1939.
*An American Philosophy of Education, Van Nostrand, 1942.
*A Manual of Mathematics for Prospective Air Corps Cadets, Prentice-Hall (Englewood Cliffs, NJ), 1942.
*Basic Mathematics for Pilots and Flight Crews, Prentice-Hall, 1943.
*An Introduction to College Mathematics, Prentice-Hall, 1946, revised edition, 1954.
*Our Great Heritage, Harper, 1948.
*Slobin and Wilbur's Freshman Mathematics, Rinehart, 1949.
*A Television Policy for Education, American Council on Education, 1952.
*Foundations and Fundamental Concepts of Mathematics, Rinehart, 1958, revised edition, 1965.
*A University President Speaks Out, Harper, 1961.
*Mathematical Discourses: The Heart of Mathematical Science, Prentice-Hall, 1964.
*The Roots of Christianity, Prentice-Hall, 1979.
*Problems Are for Solving: An Autobiography, Dorrance (Bryn Mawr, PA), 1983.


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