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Getting Down to Business - Baruch College in the City of New York, 1847-1987 (Hardcover)
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Getting Down to Business - Baruch College in the City of New York, 1847-1987 (Hardcover)
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This book is a case study of a unique educational institution. For
130 years, the growth and development of Baruch College has
paralleled and reflected changes in New York City. Berrol shows how
the school, which was started in 1847 as a Free Academy to provide
training for the clerks and professionals needed in a growing
mercantile city, survived through several stages of development to
emerge as an independent college in 1968. She contends that this
survival is due, in no small measure, to the college's ability to
meet the needs of New York City as it grew from mid-19th century
commercial prominence to its current position as this nation's
corporate and financial headquarters. Most of the book is devoted
to the twentieth century, when the school fought for recognition
from its parent--the City College of New York. In large part
precipitated by the demands of Blacks and Hispanics for increased
educational opportunity, it was separated from City in 1968 and
renamed Baruch College. By using data and insights from urban and
ethnic studies, Berrol demonstrates how Baruch College mirrored the
changing ethnicity and economy of New York City and fulfilled its
role as the gatekeeper to the middle class. Additionally, the book
provides a window through which to view the history of New York
City as a whole. Getting Down to Business will be a useful adjunct
for courses in urban and business history and the history of higher
education.
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