Making Harvard Modern

The Rise of America's University

Häftad, Engelska, 2007

AvMorton Keller,Phyllis Keller

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Early twentieth-century Harvard was the country's oldest and richest university, but not necessarily its outstanding one. By the century's end, it was widely regarded as the nation's and the world's leading institution of higher education. With verve, humor, and insight, Morton and Phyllis Keller tell the story of that rise: a tale of compelling personalities, notable achievement, and no less notable academic pratfalls. Their book is based on rich and revealing archival materials, interviews, and personal experience. The Kellers begin in 1933, when James Bryant Conant became Harvard's president and set out to change a Brahmin-dominated university into a meritocratic one, and they shed light on the presidencies of Nathan Marsh Pusey, Derek Bok, and Neil Rudenstine. The Kellers cover such events as the campus turbulence of the 1960s, show how the university gradually opened its foors to growing numbers of foreign students, women, African- and Asian - Americans, and Hispanics, and examine the debates over authors feature a new chapter on the controversial presidency of Lawrence Summers, who put Harvard into the national spotlight during his reign, and the abolition of early admissions, which began to change university policies nationwide. The Kellers will draw on archival materials, newspaper articles, and an interview with Summers. The book will appear in time for Class Day in June. Making Harvard Modern is a candid, richly detailed portrait of America's most prominent university from 1933 to the present: seven decades of dramatic change. This fascinating account, the first comprehensive history of a modern American university, is essential reading for anyone with an interest in the present state and future course of higher education.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2007-09-06
Mått155 x 231 x 35 mm
Vikt885 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor608
FörlagOUP USA
ISBN9780195325157

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"An unusual blend of scholarship, irony, and adulation."--Library Journal"An incredibly detailed and deeply researched look at the players and issues of the last 70 years of Harvard history."--Harvard Crimson"America's premier academic institution well deserves this kind of carefully detailed chronicle....As long as Harvard embodies the nation's highest cultural aspirations, this volume will find many appreciative readers"--Booklist"A fascinating and engaging account of the rise of Harvard since 1933."--Weekly Standard"Harvard is both the most modern and the most ancient of American universities. Most ancient as a result of its founding date. Most modern by its commitment to being the best at everything it does--the first to pursue each new endeavor, the first to make each new discovery. Why this persistent commitment? As I read this beautifully written book by Morton and Phyllis Keller, I am confirmed in my belief that this commitment is based on the high quality of itsacademic leadership over the years--leaders who have kept Harvard out in front in the United States and who have shown the way for other American universities more generally to become among the greatestintellectual centers this world has ever known. Read, enjoy, and come to understand."--Clark Kerr, former Chancellor, University of California, Berkeley, and President Emeritus, University of California