A light in dark times : the New School for Social Research and its university in exile /

"Founded in 1919 in the name of academic freedom, the New School for Social Research quickly became a pioneer in adult education--what its first president, Alvin Johnson, called "the continuing education of the educated." During the 1920s, the New School became the place to go to hear...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Friedlander, Judith, 1944- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, [2019]
Temas:
Johnson, Alvin Saunders, > 1874-1971.
Johnson, Alvin Saunders, > 1874-1971
New School for Social Research (New York, N.Y. : 1919-1997) > History.
New School for Social Research (New York, N.Y. : 1919-1997)
EDUCATION > Higher.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The first founding moment
  • Alvin Johnson and The New Republic
  • Columbia University
  • The idea takes shape
  • The New School opens
  • Alvin Johnson takes over
  • The founding of the German University in Exile
  • The University in Exile opens
  • Ring the alarm
  • The Ecole Libre des Hautes Etudes
  • Alvin Johnson retires
  • The red scare
  • The Orozco mural
  • "The New School really isn't news any longer"
  • "Save the school"
  • The "new" New School
  • Three doctoral programs at risk
  • Rebuilding the GF
  • Rekindling the spirit.

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