The Biden School and the Engaged University of Delaware, 1961-2021 / Daniel Rich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rich, Daniel, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

University of Delaware. Institute for Public Administration.

University of Delaware.

Political planning--Study and teaching (Higher)--Delaware.

Political planning.

Delaware--History.

Delaware.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (223 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newark, DE : University of Delaware Press, [2023]

Summary:

This book reviews the history of the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration from 1961 to 2021. The focus is on the school's accomplishments over its first sixty years, how they were achieved, and why they are significant. The analysis describes the challenges and opportunities that shaped the school's development and its emergence as one of the nation's leading public affairs schools. What began in 1961 as an experimental program supported by a single external grant emerged six decades later as one of the nation's leading comprehensive schools of public affairs. That transformation unfolded during one of the most dynamic periods in the history of higher education when the public purpose of universities was expanded. The history of the Biden School is a story of institutional innovation, perseverance, adaptation, and resilience.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

Acknowledgments

Foreword

Biden School Timeline

Introduction

Part I. Creating the Delaware model (19611996)

Part II. Becoming a comprehensive school (19972014)

Part III. Pursuing a new vision (20152021)

Notes

Selected Bibliography

Photo Credits

INDEX

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-196) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-64453-297-2

1-64453-298-0

OCLC:

1492954607