One of the most influential institutions of higher learning in the
world, the University of Chicago has a powerful and distinct
identity, and its name is synonymous with intellectual rigor. With
nearly 170,000 alumni living and working in more than 150
countries, its impact is far-reaching and long-lasting. With The
University of Chicago: A History, John W. Boyer, Dean of the
College since 1992, presents a deeply researched and comprehensive
history of the university. Boyer has mined the archives, exploring
the school's complex and sometimes controversial past to set myth
and hearsay apart from fact. The result is a fascinating narrative
of a legendary academic community, one that brings to light the
nature of its academic culture and curricula, the experience of its
students, its engagement with Chicago's civic community, and the
conditions that have enabled the university to survive and sustain
itself through decades of change. Boyer's extensive research shows
that the University of Chicago's identity is profoundly interwoven
with its history, and that history is unique in the annals of
American higher education. After a little-known false start in the
mid-nineteenth century, it achieved remarkable early successes, yet
in the 1950s it faced a collapse of undergraduate enrollment, which
proved fiscally debilitating for decades. Throughout, the
university retained its fierce commitment to a distinctive, intense
academic culture marked by intellectual merit and free debate,
allowing it to rise to international acclaim. Today it maintains a
strong obligation to serve the larger community through its
connections to alumni, to the city of Chicago, and increasingly to
its global community. Published to coincide with the 125th
anniversary of the university, this must-have reference will appeal
to alumni and anyone interested in the history of higher education
of the United States.
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