Power Search
Low Price Guarantee
We Take School POs
From the Free Academy to CUNY: Illustrating Public Higher Education in Nyc, 1847-1997
Contributor(s): Roff, Sandra (Author), Cucchiara, Anthony M. (Author)

View larger image

 ISBN: 0823220206     ISBN-13: 9780823220205
Publisher: Fordham University Press
OUR PRICE: $31.35  

Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 1993
Qty:
Temporarily out of stock - Will ship within 2 to 5 weeks

Annotation: From the Free Academy to CUNY provides the first generally accessible narrative of the development of the City University of New York from its inception in 1847 as the Free Academy to its present status as the largest urban university in the country. The book includes an extensive bibliography of books, articles, dissertations and major policy documents, as well as chapter notes and an index. The Free Academy was born in controversy and today the City University of New York is again in the midst of controversial changes. This book provides the background necessary to understand how the municipal college system emerged, developed and became a university. Over 120 annotated illustrations dramatize the 150 years in which it has been facing the challenge of educating the children of the whole people. This book tells the story of an institution that, directly and indirectly has influenced the lives of innumerable New Yorkers, their families and New York City.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Education | Higher
- Education | History
Dewey: 378.747
LCCN: 00020506
Physical Information: 0.39" H x 8.05" W x 9.01" L (0.76 lbs) 146 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic
- Geographic Orientation - New York
Features: Annotated, Bibliography, Illustrated
Review Citations: Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2000 pg. 142
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
From the Free Academy to CUNY provides the first generally accessible narrative of the development of the City University of New York from its inception in 1847 as the Free Academy to its present status as the largest urban university in the country. The book includes an extensive bibliography of books, articles, dissertations and major policy documents, as well as chapter notes and an index. The Free Academy was born in controversy and today the City University of New York is again in the midst of controversial changes. This book provides the background necessary to understand how the municipal college system emerged, developed and became a university. Over 120 annotated illustrations dramatize the 150 years in which it has been facing the challenge of educating the children of the whole people.This book tells the story of an institution that, directly and indirectly has influenced the lives of innumerable New Yorkers, their families and New York City.

Contributor Bio(s): Roff, Sandra: - Sandra Roff is Professor and College Archivist and Reference Librarian at Baruch College of the City University of New York.Cucchiara, Anthony M.: - Anthony M. Cucchiara is Professor and Archivist and Associate Librarian for Information Services and Distinctive Collections at Brooklyn College Library.
 
Customer ReviewsSubmit your own review
 
To tell a friend about this book, you must Sign In First!