The distinguished historian Winton U. Solberg presents a detailed case study of one institution's transformation into a modern American university. The years 18
The founding of the university in 1867 created a unique community in what had been a prairie. Within a few years, this creative mix of teachers and scholars pro
In 1904, Edmund J. James inherited the leadership of an educational institution in search of an identity. His sixteen-year tenure transformed the University of
Why does the University of Illinois campus at Urbana-Champaign look as it does today? Drawing on a wealth of research and featuring more than one hundred color
This work provides a critical reexamination of the origin and development of America's land-grant colleges and universities, created by the most important piece