The University of Minnesota, 1945-2000 Stanford Lehmberg and Ann M. Pflaum		$34.95 Cloth/jacket ISBN: 0-8166-3255-3 ISBN-13: 978-0-8166-3255-8
An engaging look at the University's past fifty years, in celebration of its sesquicentennial. The University of Minnesota is unique for its combination of land grant mission and research focus, urban and rural campuses, the size of its student body, and the breadth of its programs, from agricultural extension through organ transplants. This history of the University's past fifty years is a narrative account of the challenges and triumphs that have faced Minnesota's premier institution of higher learning. Through recollections by celebrated alumni such as Garrison Keillor, Walter Mondale, and Eric Sevareid; interviews with students, faculty, and high-ranking administrators such as former president Nils Hasselmo and current president Mark G. Yudof; and stories of daily life found in the Minnesota Daily and other University publications, Stanford Lehmberg and Ann M. Pflaum offer an overview of the post-World War II campus, the social activism of the late 1960s and early 1970s, and the athletic, academic, outreach, and research achievements, as well as the controversies and economic challenges, that have characterized the past twenty years. This rich chronicle will be of interest to anyone who wishes to increase their understanding of the University's varied and intriguing recent past. "This book helps provide a sense of how important this land grant institution is to us." —Hutchinson Leader "Writing the history of an institution as large, complex, and rich in tradition as the University of Minnesota for a span of 55 years is a daunting challenge. Stanford Lehmberg and Ann M. Pflaum undertake the task with a dazzling presentation of facts and reminiscences, packed into 400 pages. The book is encyclopedic in scope, with a wealth of detail recounting key episodes and chronicling the evolution of campuses, colleges, departments, administrative units, extension services, athletic teams, and other centers that compromise the university. It is a valuable reference work and a necessary point of departure for scholars conducting further research on the university. It also serves as a source for past and present members of the university's community to reminisce about a favorite faculty member, a colleague, a memorable experience, and other ways that the University of Minnesota touched their lives." —Minnesota History Stanford Lehmberg is professor emeritus and former chair of the history department at the University of Minnesota. Ann M. Pflaum is the University's sesquicentennial historian. 368 pages | 16-page black-and-white photo section | 5-7/8 x 9 | 2001

 

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