Fordham

Fordham

A History and Memoir, Revised Edition

  • Autor: Schroth, Raymond A.
  • Editor: Fordham University Press
  • ISBN: 9780823229772
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780823237630
  • eISBN Epub: 9780823229789
  • Lloc de publicació:  New York , United States
  • Any de publicació: 2009
  • Any de publicació digital: 2009
  • Mes: Agost
  • Idioma: Anglés

Fordham University is the quintessential American-Catholic institution—and one now looked upon as among the best Catholic universities in the country. Its story is also the story of New York, especially the Bronx, and
Fordham’s commitment to the city during its rise, fall, and rebirth. It’s a story of Jesuits, soldiers, alumni who fought in World Wars, chaplains, teachers, and administrators who made bold moves and big mistakes, of
presidents who thought small and those who had vision. And of the first women, students and faculty, who helped bring Fordham into the 20th century. Finally it’s the story of an institution’s attempt to keep its Jesuit
and Catholic identity as it strives for leadership in a competitive world.

Combining authoritative history and fascinating anecdotes, Schroth offers an engaging account of Fordham’s one hundred thirrty-seven years—here, updated, revised, and expanded to cover the new presidency of Joseph M. McShane, S.J., and the challenges Fordham faces in the new century.

  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • Prologue
  • 1 Michael Nash Arrives
  • 2 A Visit from Mr. Poe
  • 3 Brownson, Hughes, and Shaw
  • 4 Michael Nash Goes to War
  • 5 Jimmy Walsh Gets Started
  • 6 Becoming a University
  • 7 "We'll Do, or Die"
  • 8 Gannon Takes Charge
  • 9 From Oedipus to Dachau
  • 10 Lou Mitchell Meets G. Gordon Liddy
  • 11 Football Loses, Courtney Wins
  • 12 Jesuits and Women
  • 13 Leo
  • 14 The War at Home
  • 15 The Bronx Is Burning
  • 16 Identity Reconsidered
  • Epilogue: A Millennium's Last Class
  • Epilogue II: Eight Years Later
  • Chronology of Fordham
  • Notes and Sources
  • Selected Bibliography
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