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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 Illinois from an industrial college to a major state university that fulfilled his vision of a center for scientific investigation.
Winton U. Solberg and J. David Hoeveler provide an account of a pivotal time in the university's evolution. A gifted intellectual and dedicated academic reformer, James began his tenure facing budget battles and antagonists on the Board of Trustees. But as time passed, he successfully campaigned to address the problems faced by women students, expand graduate programs, solidify finances, create a university press, reshape the library and faculty, and unify the colleges of liberal arts and sciences. Combining narrative force with exhaustive research, the authors illuminate the political milieu and personalities around James to draw a vivid portrait of his life and times.
The authoritative conclusion to a four-part history, Edmund J. James and the Making of the Modern University of Illinois, 1904-1920 tells the story of one man's mission to create a university worthy of the state of Illinois.
Contents
Preface
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Part I: The Larger University
Chapter 1. A New Leader at Illinois
Chapter 2. Money and Politics
Chapter 3. The Graduate School
Chapter 4. Infrastructure for a Research University
Chapter 5. The Intellectual World of Edmund J. James
Chapter 6. A University at War
Part II: Academics
Chapter 7. The Physical Sciences
Chapter 8. The Life Sciences
Chapter 9. The Social Sciences
Chapter 10. The Humanities
Part III: Educating for the Professions
Chapter 11. The School of Education
Chapter 12. Engineering (with Physics and Mathematics)
Chapter 13. The Law School
Chapter 14. Agriculture (and Home Economics)
Part IV: Students
Chapter 15. The Collegiate Revolution
Chapter 16. Women
Afterword: An Illinois Promise
Notes
Index
