The Biden School and the Engaged University of Delaware, 1961-2021

Daniel Rich (Author)

9781644532959

Paperback / softback, published 17 March 2023

222 pages, 64 color photographs, 14 B-W photographs
22.9 x 15.2 x 0.8 cm, 0.064 kg

This book reviews the history of the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration from 1961 to 2021. The focus is on the school's accomplishments over its first sixty years, how they were achieved, and why they are significant. The analysis describes the challenges and opportunities that shaped the school's development and its emergence as one of the nation's leading public affairs schools. What began in 1961 as an experimental program supported by a single external grant emerged six decades later as one of the nation's leading comprehensive schools of public affairs. That transformation unfolded during one of the most dynamic periods in the history of higher education when the public purpose of universities was expanded. The history of the Biden School is a story of institutional innovation, perseverance, adaptation, and resilience.

Acknowledgments 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Biden School Timeline 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Introduction  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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PART I 
 
 
CREATING THE DELAWARE MODEL (1961-1996) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Chapter One 
 
 
 
 
 
The Division of Urban Affairs 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Chapter Two 
 
 
 
 
 
The College of Urban Affairs and Public Policy 
 
 
 
 
 
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Chapter Three 
 
 
 
 
 
Policy Partnerships and The Delaware Model 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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PART II 
 
 
BECOMING A COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL (1997-2014) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Chapter Four 
 
 
 
 
 
The School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Chapter Five 
 
 
 
 
 
The School of Public Policy and Administration 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Chapter Six 
 
 
 
 
 
Shaping Public Policy 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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PART III 
 
 
PURSUING A NEW VISION (2015-2021) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Chapter Seven 
 
 
 
 
 
Rising Expectations 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Chapter Eight 
 
 
 
 
 
The Biden School 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Chapter Nine 
 
 
 
 
 
Legacies and Possibilities 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Selected Bibliography 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Index 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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