Rutgers Then and Now : Two Centuries of Campus Development a Historic and Photographic Odyssey

Hughes, James W.; Listokin, David; Edwards, Richard L.; Holloway, Jonathan Scott (FRW); Mccreary, Micah L. (FRW)

ISBN 10: 197882470X / ISBN 13: 9781978824706

Editore: Rutgers University Press, 2024

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• Titolo: Rutgers Then and Now : Two Centuries of Campus Development a Historic and Photographic Odyssey
• Editore: Rutgers University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2024
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 197882470X
• ISBN 13: 9781978824706
• Rilegatura: Rilegato
• Condizione: New

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Rutgers University has come a long way since it was granted a royal charter in 1766. As it grew to become New Jersey’s flagship university, attracting thousands of students from across the world, its physical size had to increase accordingly. But unlike land-grant flagship universities in other states, Rutgers was constrained by the urban development around it, so the University’s expansion was a slow process that required collaboration and improvisation.
Rutgers, Then and Now tells the story of how the university grew from a humble six-acre campus on the banks of the Raritan River to a sprawling set of campuses extending beyond the New Brunswick city limits. Each chapter covers one of ten different development phases that helped to reshape Rutgers in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Providing photographic and pictorial documentation of the university's stunning growth, the book also considers the Rutgers campuses that might have been, examining plans that were changed or abandoned. Shedding light on the sacrifices and gifts that transformed a small college into a vital hub for research and beloved home for students, it explores how Rutgers grew to become a world-class university.

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JAMES W. HUGHES is a University Professor at Rutgers, where he served as Dean of the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy from 1995-2017. He has authored or co-authored over 35 books, including America’s Demographic Tapestry and New Brunswick, New Jersey: The Decline and Revitalization of Urban America (Rutgers University Press).
 
DAVID LISTOKIN is a Distinguished Professor at Rutgers University, where he directs the Center for Urban Policy Research.  A leading authority on public finance, development impact analysis, and historic preservation, he has written or edited 25 books, including Population Trends in New Jersey (Rutgers University Press) and Mortgage Lending and Race.
 
RICHARD L. EDWARDS served as Chancellor of Rutgers–New Brunswick from 2014 to 2017 and is currently Interim Dean of the School of Social Work. Former chief editor of The Encyclopedia of Social Work, his many publications include Building a Strong Foundation—Fundraising for Nonprofits.

JONATHAN SCOTT HOLLOWAY is the twenty-first president of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. He is the author of The Cause of Freedom: A Concise History of African Americans.

REV. MICAH L. McCREARY, M.Div., Ph.D., LCP is the president of the New Brunswick Theological Seminary and RCA General Synod Professor. He is the author of Trauma and Race: A Pathway to Well-being.