Brief History of the University of California

Name: Brief History of the University of California
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ISBN: 9780520243903

ISBN-10: 0520243900

ISBN-13: 9780520243903

Edition: 2nd 2005

Authors: Patricia A. Pelfrey, Margaret Cheney

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This concise book tells the absorbing story of the development of one of the greatest public institutions in the country. Beginning with the land grant that established a university in California, the accessible narrative takes the reader through the difficulties and triumphs of the institution as it rose to the peak of scientific and scholarly stature, where it stands today. Included is a discussion of why the University of California is unique among institutions of higher learning, a chronicle of past university presidents and the particular contributions each made to the institution, an account of the university's benefactors and financial arrangements, and the development of the…

Book details

List price: $34.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 10/4/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 142
Size: 4.50" wide x 7.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.308
Language: English

Margaret Cheney is a biographer of unusual versatility. In addition to her two major studies of Tesla (most recently Tesla: Master of Lightning, with Robert Uth), she has written Midnight at Mabel's, a biography of the great cabaret singer and song stylist Mabel Mercer. Cheney is also the author of Meanwhile Farm and Why: The Serial Killer in America. She lives in California.



Acknowledgments


The University of California: What Makes It Unique?


Mind before Mines


Land and a Charter


The University


President Gilman


The Constitutional Convention of 1878


Early Benefactors


Growth for the Twentieth Century


President Wheeler


The Faculty Revolution


Growth of the Campuses


The Modern University


President Sproul


The Loyalty Oath


Progress and Problems


The Chancellorship


The Multiversity


Achievements of the 1960s


The Master Plan


Decentralizing the University


Student Unrest


The Steady State


Planning for Hard Times


The Tax Revolt


Bakke v. The Regents of the University of California


New Intellectual Horizons


The Booming 1980s


A Pacific Rim State


Growth Again


Conflicts and Controversies


The University under Fire


A New President and an Economic Crisis


The Debate over Admissions


Rankings


Research and Economic Growth


New Directions for Outreach


Tidal Wave II and New Approaches to Admission


Achievement versus Aptitude


Transitions


The University Past and Present


University of California Campuses


Presidents of the University of California


Chief Campus Officers/Chancellors of the University of California


Notes


Further Reading