{"product_id":"history-of-wayne-state-university-in-photographs","title":"History of Wayne State University in Photographs","description":"Celebrating the growth of a premier university in the heart of Detroit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWayne State University traces its earliest roots to the Civil War era and Detroit's Harper Hospital, where its Medical College was founded in 1868. In 1917, a junior college was formed in the building now called Old Main and along with four other schools—education, engineering, pharmacy, and a graduate school—these units would come to be called Wayne State University (WSU). The second edition of \u003cem\u003eA History of Wayne State University in Photographs\u003c\/em\u003e traces the evolution of those early schools into a modern research university with an extensive urban campus.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing the first edition author Evelyn Aschenbrenner uses historical photos and archival material to give readers a complete visual guide to Wayne State University’s development, including an update of the last ten years - just in time for WSU's 150th anniversary. She charts official milestones of the university, including the organization of colleges into a university in the 1930s, the drive for state support in the 1950s, and the new buildings constructed as academic programs expanded. Aschenbrenner also surveys campus life, includingdisciplinary and curricular development, student life, and the university’s relations with its surrounding neighborhood, which were strained by various urban renewal programs. The second edition retains the thoughtful introduction by Charles K. Hyde and original foreword by Bill McGraw, who was a student at WSU in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In a new foreword, President M. Roy Wilson argues that anniversaries like the sesquicentennial are special because \"\"they give us something that is hard to get during the normal work week: perspective.\"\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe second edition of \u003cem\u003eA History of Wayne State University in Photographs\u003c\/em\u003e compiles rare and intriguing imagesthat will be make a perfect keepsake for current and former students, faculty and staff, and anyone interested in Detroit history.","brand":"Wayne State University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":57261138772312,"sku":"9780814345849","price":40.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780814345849.jpg?v=1778394671","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/history-of-wayne-state-university-in-photographs","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}