Running on empty : the rise and fall of Southampton College, 1963-2005 / John A. Strong.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Strong, John A., 1935-

Series:

Excelsior Editions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Southampton College--History.

Southampton College.

Long Island University--History.

Long Island University.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (344 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : Excelsior Editions, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Explores how Southampton College went from "the jewel in the university crown" to an "albatross around the university neck.".

Contents:

""Running on Empty: The Rise and Fall of Southampton College, 1963-2005""; ""Contents""; ""List of Figures""; ""Preface""; ""Chapter One: Long Island University: Beginnings, Bankruptcy, and Bad Decisions""; ""Chapter Two: Southampton: A Magical Place""; ""Chapter Three: Getting Started, 1963-1970""; ""Chapter Four: LIU in Crisis: The Administration of R. Gordon Hoxie, 1964-1968""; ""Chapter Five: Drift and Uncertainty, 1968-1972""; ""Chapter Six: Great Potential amid Continuing Deficits: The Marmion Administration 1972-1978""

""Chapter Seven: High Hopes and Hard Realities: Donald Wilson and the Merger, 1979-1985"" ""Chapter Eight: A Decade to Build: The Bishop-Steinberg Era Begins""; ""Chapter Nine: A Decade of Treading Water, 1993-2002""; ""Chapter Ten: Inventing a New College, 2002-2003""; ""Chapter Eleven: The Final Days, 2003-2004""; ""Chapter Twelve: The Long Goodbye, 2004-2005""; ""Chapter Thirteen: Epilogue""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781438446981

1438446985

9781461929284

1461929288

OCLC:

842259640