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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458314403321

Titolo

SUNY at sixty [[electronic resource] ] : the promise of the State University of New York / / edited by John B. Clark, W. Bruce Leslie, and Kenneth P. O'Brien

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2010

ISBN

1-4384-3304-2

1-4416-4877-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (391 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

LeslieWilliam Bruce

ClarkJohn B

O'BrienKenneth Paul

Disciplina

378.747

Soggetti

Higher education and state - New York (State) - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"SUNY scholarly conferences."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""SUNY at Sixty""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Foreword""; ""Introduction: Taking Stock of New York's State University after Six Decades""; ""I. A Guided Tour through SUNY�s First Six Decades""; ""II. Twenty-Seven Ways to Understand SUNY""; ""The Empire State Creates a University""; ""Introduction""; ""I. Shared Goals, Different Politics, and Differing Outcomes: The Truman Commission and the Dewey Commission""; ""II. Forging SUNY in New York�s Political Cauldron""; ""III. The Temporary Commission Surveys Bias in Admissions""; ""The Building Blocks of SUNY""

""Introduction""""I. SUNY Oswego: From Recovery and Refugees to Re-Invention and Revival""; ""II. Rescuing the State Teachers College from History�s Scrapheap""; ""III. “A Touch of New England in Western New York�: The Transformation of SUNY Geneseo""; ""IV. From Schools of Agriculture to Colleges of Technology: A Century of Evolution""; ""Varied Missions in America�s Largest“Comprehensive University�""; ""Introduction""; ""I. The College of Environmental Science and Forestry and SUNY: A Unique Relationship ""; ""II. SUNY Maritime College: A History""



""III. Why a University Press Should Be and Must Be Relevant""""Community Colleges: Emergence of an Educational Giant""; ""Introduction""; ""I. A Retrospective View of the Westchester Community College Experience""; ""II. The Pioneers Speak: Voices from the Early Years of the SUNY Community Colleges""; ""SUNY Strides onto the National Research Stage""; ""Introduction""; ""I. Presidential Leadership, Change, and Community: SUNY Buffalo from 1966 to 1981""; ""II. Documenting Research at SUNY University Centers: A Comparative Approach""

""III. Better Late Than Never: Intentions, Timing, and Results in Creating SUNY Research Universities""""The Best Laid Plans""; ""Introduction""; ""I. James Bryant Conant and the Limits of Educational Planning in California and New York""; ""II. Three Historical Moments: Contested Visions of the State University of New York ""; ""III. An Assessment of the Recommendations of the NYS Commission on Higher Education""; ""“Diversity��Demography, Culture, and Education for a Changing New York""; ""Introduction""

""I. Changing Demographics andRepresentational Dilemmas: Latinos at SUNY and CUNY Meeting the Diversity Challenge""""II. Creating Educational Equity: A Brief Look at the History and Development of the SUNY EOCs and EOP""; ""SUNY in and of the World""; ""Introduction""; ""I. SUNY�s Strategic Role in International Higher Education""; ""Appendix: Timeline of Enrollment Growth""; ""II. SUNY from an English Perspective""; ""The View from the SUNY Tower: Two Chancellors Look Back""; ""I. Historical Vignettes of SUNY: A Personal Sampling""

""II. The State University of New York:Memories and Perspectives""