William Paterson University

William Paterson University provides a fascinating

window on the progression of public higher education

over the past one hundred fifty years. Featuring more

than two hundred photographs along with compelling

historical narrative, this commemorative book

chronicles the significant growth and development of

William Paterson University from a normal school and

teachers college to its present stature as a

comprehensive regional university with educational

innovation and exceptional programs. Founded in

1855, the institution began in a Paterson schoolhouse, training teachers for the public schools of Paterson. Today, located on three hundred seventy wooded acres in suburban Wayne, the university offers thirty-one undergraduate and nineteen graduate programs to nearly eleven thousand five hundred students through its five colleges.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Published: 04/06/2005
ISBN: 9780738536989
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.62w x 0.35d