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Book SynopsisAfter World War II, the University of Pennsylvania became one of the world's most celebrated research universities. John L. Puckett and Mark Frazier Lloyd trace Penn's rise to eminence amid the postwar social, institutional, moral, and civic contexts that shaped American research universities.
Trade Review"This comprehensive history, seven years in the making, is the first to delve so deeply into the University's evolution throughout the 20th century, as it developed into one of the world's leading research institutions while simultaneously redefining its relationship with West Philadelphia."-PennCurrent
Table of ContentsPreface
Introduction
PART I THE BUILDER
Chapter 1 Rise of the Urban Renewal University
Chapter 2 Campus Expansion and Commercial Renewal in Unit 4
Chapter 3 Shadow Expansion in Unit 3
Chapter 4 Student Protest and the End of the Great Expansion
PART II THE VISIONARY
Chapter 5 Martin Meyerson's Dream of One University
Chapter 6 Identity Politics in the Arena
PART III THE CONCILIATOR
Chapter 7 A Decade of Racial Discord
Chapter 8 Throes of Diversity
Chapter 9 Penn and the City Inextricably Intertwined
PART IV THE IMPLEMENTER
Chapter 10 Triumph in University City
Chapter 11 Agenda for Excellence
Chapter 12 Harnwell Redux
Conclusion: In Franklin's Name
Appendix The Urban Renewal University: A Typology
List of Abbreviations
Notes
Index
Acknowledgments
