The University of Chicago :: a history /
One of the most influential institutions of higher learning in the world, the University of Chicago has a powerful and distinct identity, and its name is synonymous with intellectual rigor. With nearly 170,000 alumni living and working in more than 150 countries, its impact is far-reaching and long-...
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| Zusammenfassung: | One of the most influential institutions of higher learning in the world, the University of Chicago has a powerful and distinct identity, and its name is synonymous with intellectual rigor. With nearly 170,000 alumni living and working in more than 150 countries, its impact is far-reaching and long-lasting. With The University of Chicago: A History, John W. Boyer, Dean of the College since 1992, presents a deeply researched and comprehensive history of the university. Boyer has mined the archives, exploring the school's complex and sometimes controversial past to set myth and hearsay apart from fact. The result is a fascinating narrative of a legendary academic community, one that brings to light the nature of its academic culture and curricula, the experience of its students, its engagement with Chicago's civic community, and the conditions that have enabled the university to survive and sustain itself through decades of change. Boyer's extensive research shows that the University of Chicago's identity is profoundly interwoven with its history, and that history is unique in the annals of American higher education. After a little-known false start in the mid-nineteenth century, it achieved remarkable early successes, yet in the 1950s it faced a collapse of undergraduate enrollment, which proved fiscally debilitating for decades. Throughout, the university retained its fierce commitment to a distinctive, intense academic culture marked by intellectual merit and free debate, allowing it to rise to international acclaim. Today it maintains a strong obligation to serve the larger community through its connections to alumni, to the city of Chicago, and increasingly to its global community. Published to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the university, this must-have reference will appeal to alumni and anyone interested in the history of higher education of the United States. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource : illustrations |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| spelling | Boyer, John W., author. The University of Chicago : a history / John W. Boyer. Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2015. 1 online resource : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Two Universities of Chicago, 1857-1892 -- William Rainey Harper and the establishment of the new University, 1892-1906 -- Stabilization and renewal, 1906-1929 -- One man's revolution: Robert Maynard Hutchins, 1929-1951 -- The age of survival, 1951-1977 -- The contemporary University, 1978 to the present. Print version record. One of the most influential institutions of higher learning in the world, the University of Chicago has a powerful and distinct identity, and its name is synonymous with intellectual rigor. With nearly 170,000 alumni living and working in more than 150 countries, its impact is far-reaching and long-lasting. With The University of Chicago: A History, John W. Boyer, Dean of the College since 1992, presents a deeply researched and comprehensive history of the university. Boyer has mined the archives, exploring the school's complex and sometimes controversial past to set myth and hearsay apart from fact. The result is a fascinating narrative of a legendary academic community, one that brings to light the nature of its academic culture and curricula, the experience of its students, its engagement with Chicago's civic community, and the conditions that have enabled the university to survive and sustain itself through decades of change. Boyer's extensive research shows that the University of Chicago's identity is profoundly interwoven with its history, and that history is unique in the annals of American higher education. After a little-known false start in the mid-nineteenth century, it achieved remarkable early successes, yet in the 1950s it faced a collapse of undergraduate enrollment, which proved fiscally debilitating for decades. Throughout, the university retained its fierce commitment to a distinctive, intense academic culture marked by intellectual merit and free debate, allowing it to rise to international acclaim. Today it maintains a strong obligation to serve the larger community through its connections to alumni, to the city of Chicago, and increasingly to its global community. Published to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the university, this must-have reference will appeal to alumni and anyone interested in the history of higher education of the United States. University of Chicago History. University of Chicago (1857-1886) History. Harper, William Rainey, 1856-1906. Hutchins, Robert Maynard, 1899-1977. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50030338 Harper, William Rainey, 1856-1906 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJmpbVBm94ydDdTGkB7T73 Hutchins, Robert Maynard, 1899-1977 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJjhyp3HvqHxcGMbQDCfbd University of Chicago fast University of Chicago (1857-1886) fast Universities and colleges Illinois Chicago History. EDUCATION Higher. bisacsh Universities and colleges fast Illinois Chicago fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39QbtfRqMQWyHQwQCx7GcTRyM Universitet historia. sao higher ed, continuing education, american universities, university of chicago, distinct identity, intellectual rigor, comprehensive history, archives, controversial past, fascinating narrative, legendary academic community, culture and curricula, undergraduate enrollment, financial troubles, decline, international acclaim, vivid anecdotes, myth, senator stephen a douglas, william rainey harper, robert maynard hutchins. History fast has work: The University of Chicago (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCH3dFkgVQmW7MGwKhKchQC https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Boyer, John W. University of Chicago 9780226242514 (DLC) 2015021573 (OCoLC)907206213 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1048720 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Boyer, John W. The University of Chicago : a history / Two Universities of Chicago, 1857-1892 -- William Rainey Harper and the establishment of the new University, 1892-1906 -- Stabilization and renewal, 1906-1929 -- One man's revolution: Robert Maynard Hutchins, 1929-1951 -- The age of survival, 1951-1977 -- The contemporary University, 1978 to the present. University of Chicago History. University of Chicago (1857-1886) History. Harper, William Rainey, 1856-1906. Hutchins, Robert Maynard, 1899-1977. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50030338 Harper, William Rainey, 1856-1906 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJmpbVBm94ydDdTGkB7T73 Hutchins, Robert Maynard, 1899-1977 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJjhyp3HvqHxcGMbQDCfbd University of Chicago fast University of Chicago (1857-1886) fast Universities and colleges Illinois Chicago History. EDUCATION Higher. bisacsh Universities and colleges fast Universitet historia. sao |
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