Table of Contents
The historical context : higher education in America, 1820-1899 -- A city, a family, and a school, 1893-1918 -- The crucial decade, 1919-1929 -- A small college in Depression and war, 1930-1945 -- The little commonwealth grows, 1945-1957 -- From little commonwealth to nation state, 1957-1968 -- An emerging university, 1968-1978 -- The time of troubles, 1978-1984 -- Stability and change in the Worthen years, 1984-1993.