The University of Chicago
A History
704 pages
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48 halftones, 4 line drawings, 2 tables
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6 x 9
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© 2015
- Contents
- Review Quotes
Table of Contents

Contents
Introduction
1. Two Universities of Chicago, 1857-1892
2. William Rainey Harper and the Establishment of the New University, 1892-1906
3. Stabilization and Renewal, 1906-1929
4. One Man’s Revolution: Robert Maynard Hutchins, 1929-1951
5. The Age of Survival, 1951-1977
6. The Contemporary University, 1978 to the Present
Acknowledgements
Notes
Bibliography
Index
1. Two Universities of Chicago, 1857-1892
2. William Rainey Harper and the Establishment of the New University, 1892-1906
3. Stabilization and Renewal, 1906-1929
4. One Man’s Revolution: Robert Maynard Hutchins, 1929-1951
5. The Age of Survival, 1951-1977
6. The Contemporary University, 1978 to the Present
Acknowledgements
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Review Quotes
Times Higher Education
"A bumper fact bonanza . . . [Boyer] conveys quiet pride in his hugely influential institution."
Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society
"A comprehensive examination of the choices made over the years in the managing of the University of Chicago as a major academic research enterprise alongside an undergraduate college."
Robert J. Zimmer, president of the University of Chicago
"John Boyer’s masterful study of the University of Chicago is a significant contribution to the history of higher education. Boyer’s skills as an historian, extensive archival research, lively writing, and over two decades of insight into the University as dean of the College bring to life the debates and decisions that have created and sustained the University. Published as the University celebrates the 125th anniversary of its founding, this compelling and detailed narrative skillfully delineates the issues and events that have marked the University’s rich history and its place in higher education."
William Rainey Harper, first president of the University of Chicago
“The question before us is how to become one in spirit, not necessarily in opinion.”
Robert Maynard Hutchins, former University of Chicago president
“If the first faculty had met in a tent, this still would have been a great university.”
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