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Book SynopsisMarking the 250th anniversary of one of America's oldest educational institutions, this book presents the history of Columbia University that extends from the earliest discussions in 1704 about New York City being "a fit Place for a colledge" to the inauguration of president Lee Bollinger, the nineteenth, on Morningside Heights.
Trade Reviewfascinating stories of the past that seem eerily familiar in the present, even for those who have never set foot on the Columbia campus -- Katherine Reynolds Chaddock Academe
Table of Contents1. Tory Preamble: The Short History of King's College 2. Flirting with Republicanism, 1784--1816 3. Knickerbocker Days: The Limits of Academic Reform 4. Midcentury Stirrings 5. Takeoff 6. The Aspect of a University 7. Bolt to the Top 8. 1917: Twilight of Idols 9. Jews at Columbia 10. The Invention of Columbia College 11. Prosperity Lost 12. Columbia in the American Century 13. A Second Flowering 14. Afternoon on the Hudson 15. Riding the Whirlwind: Columbia '68 16. It's About Columbia 17. A Tough Place 18. Bottoming Out 19. Columbia Recovered 20. The Way We Are Epilogue: Worth the Candle?
