Becoming Penn : the pragmatic American university, 1950-2000 / John L. Puckett and Mark Frazier Lloyd.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Puckett, John L., 1947- author.

Lloyd, Mark Frazier, 1952- author.

Series:

Haney Foundation series.

Haney Foundation series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

University of Pennsylvania--History--20th century.

University of Pennsylvania.

Community and college--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--20th century.

Community and college.

Urban renewal--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--20th century.

Urban renewal.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (528 p.)

Edition:

1st edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The second half of the twentieth century saw the University of Pennsylvania grow in size as well as in stature. On its way to becoming one of the world's most celebrated research universities, Penn exemplified the role of urban renewal in the postwar redevelopment and expansion of urban universities, and the indispensable part these institutions played in the remaking of American cities. Yet urban renewal is only one aspect of this history. Drawing from Philadelphia's extensive archives as well as the University's own historical records and publications, John L. Puckett and Mark Frazier Lloyd examine Penn's rise to eminence amid the social, moral, and economic forces that transformed major public and private institutions across the nation. Becoming Penn recounts the shared history of university politics and urban policy as the campus grappled with twentieth-century racial tensions, gender inequality, labor conflicts, and economic retrenchment. Examining key policies and initiatives of the administrations led by presidents Gaylord Harnwell, Martin Meyerson, Sheldon Hackney, and Judith Rodin, Puckett and Lloyd revisit the actors, organizations, and controversies that shaped campus life in this turbulent era. Illustrated with archival photographs of the campus and West Philadelphia neighborhood throughout the late twentieth century, Becoming Penn provides a sweeping portrait of one university's growth and impact within the broader social history of American higher education.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Preface

Introduction

1. Rise of the Urban Renewal University

2. Campus Expansion and Commercial Renewal in Unit 4

3. Shadow Expansion in Unit 3

4. Student Protest and the End of the Great Expansion

5. Martin Meyerson’s Dream of One University

6. Identity Politics in the Arena

7. A Decade of Racial Discord

8. Throes of Diversity

9. Penn and the City Inextricably Intertwined

10. Triumph in University City

11. Agenda for Excellence

12. Harnwell Redux

Conclusion. In Franklin’s Name

Appendix. The Urban Renewal University: A Typology

Abbreviations

Notes

Index

Acknowledgments

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780812291087

0812291085

OCLC:

905734214