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Book SynopsisOffers the history of Temple University. This title presents a chronicle from founder Russell Conwell's vision to democratize, diversify and broaden the reach of higher education to its present day status as the twenty-eighth largest university and the fifth largest provider of professional education in the United States.
Trade Review"[E]ntertaining and enlightening... Author Hilty was the right choice to tackle this ambitious endeavor... Aside from Hilty's colorful portrait of [Temple University founder Russell] Conwell and the Philadelphia of his time -- he was actually a New Englander -- one of the book's great joys (in addition to its many splendid illustrations) are the little facts and tidbits that pepper the text." - Jewish Exponent June 2010
Table of ContentsForeword by President Ann Weaver Hart One The Man, the Speech, the "Temple Idea"; Two Growing Pains, 1907-1928; Three Depression and War, 1929-1945; Four Middle Passage, 1945-1965; Five Vehicle for Social Change, 1965-1980; Six Temple's Ambassadors; Seven Multiversity & Globalversity, 1980-2008; Eight From Sidewalk Campus to Urban Village; Nine Access to Excellence Acknowledgments; Note on Sources; Chronology; Index
