Book Excerpt - "A New American Family: A Love Story" by Peter Likins

In a newly published memoir, University of Arizona President emeritus Peter Likins tells the story of his life with his wife, Patricia, and the six children they adopted in the 1960s, tackling complex issues like interracial adoption, mental illness, drug addiction, unwed pregnancy and homosexuality.

Likins, who served from 1997 to 2006 as the UA's 18th president, will hold a reception and sign copies of "A New American Family: A Love Story" from 5-6:30 p.m. Thursday in the UA BookStore at the Student Union Memorial Center.  read more »