{"product_id":"temple-university-9781439900192","title":"Temple University","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOffers 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eForeword 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 \u0026amp; Globalversity, 1980-2008; Eight From Sidewalk Campus to Urban Village; Nine Access to Excellence Acknowledgments; Note on Sources; Chronology; Index","brand":"Temple University Press,U.S.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49408301531479,"sku":"9781439900192","price":32.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781439900192.jpg?v=1730502350","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/temple-university-9781439900192","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}