9781589661523
Distributed for University of Scranton Press
To See Great Wonders
A History of Xavier University, 1831-2006
Founded in 1831 in Cincinnati, Ohio, Xavier University is one of the oldest Catholic Jesuit universities in the United States. In anticipation of the university’s 175th anniversary, historian Roger Fortin has written an in-depth history of it. To See Great Wonders is also an astute addition to our understanding of Jesuit higher education and its place in American history. Fortin explores the challenges the university community faced from its early years to the present day, as it learned to balance its commitment to Jesuit educational tradition with a desire to evolve along with an ever-changing American society.
500 pages | 40 halftones | 6 x 9 | © 2006
Education: Higher Education, History of Education
History: General History
Reviews
Table of Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I: The Formative Years of St. Xavier College, 1831-1910
Introduction
1. Founding of a College
2. Jesuits Take Charge, 1840-1865
3. A More Secure St. Xavier College, 1865-1911
Part II: "A New Life for Old St. Xavier": A University is Born, 1911-1945
Introduction
4. A New Campus, 1911-1931
5. Depression and War, 1931-1945
Part III: A Modern University 1945-1990
Introduction
6. The University’s Postwar Challenges, 1945-1955
7. Xavier University Transformed: The Presidency of Paul L. O’Connor, S.J.,
1955-1972
8. Adjustments and Conflict: A Mature University in Transition, 1972-1990
Part IV: A New Epoch for Xavier University 1991-Present
Introduction
9. Xavier’s New Leader: James E. Hoff, S.J., 1991-2000
10. "A Renaissance of Culture and Commitment": Michael J. Graham, S.J.,
2001-Present
Conclusion
Epilogue
Notes