Celebrating the University of Auckland's quasquicentennial, this lavishly illustrated volume--written by an alumnus--not only highlights the history of the institution but also reflects the growth and development of tertiary education in New Zealand itself. Delving into the university's humble beginnings, the guide details its evolution from a small school with just four professors and 95 students to the largest university in New Zealand with more than 40,000 students on five campuses. Uncovering frequent early controversies about funding, status, and its site--originally an unused courthouse and jail--this comprehensive pictorial chronicles the university's prodigious expansion, embracement by local and regional communities, and eventual ascent to high international status as a member of the elite Universitas 21 network of research-intensive universities.
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Höhe: 221 mm
Breite: 216 mm
Dicke: 10 mm
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978-1-86940-413-0 (9781869404130)
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Nicholas Reid is a writer, a historian, a poet, a critic, a teacher, and the author of The Bishop's Paper: A History of the Catholic Press of the Diocese of Auckland, A Decade of New Zealand Film, and James Michael Liston: A Life.
Table of Contents; Foreword; Essay: The University That Was; Picture Section: A STORY OF GROWTH: The university that used to be; An icon and its making; Other campuses; Student life, as it was; Student life, as it is; Men, women and graduation; Making the past public; Essay: The University That Is; Picture Section: CREATIVITY: Creative artS; A legacy of art; Performance; A literary tradition; The importance of the book; Creativity in science; Science in the sea; Picture Section: INNOVATION: A place of business; Innovation and enterprise; Medicine and the university; Exploring health and disease; The Liggins Institute; Engineering reinvented; Engineering, diversity and innovation; The new face of law; Picture Section: DIVERSITY: Tangata whenua; Voices for Maori; Pasifika; Internationalisation; Pure, speculative thought with the world in view; Picture Section: COMMUNITY: Direct community impact; Education and the community; Public intellectuals; Acknowledgements
