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MARYLAND: Reflections on 150 Years
To commemorate our 150th Anniversary, the University of Maryland is publishing Maryland: Reflections on 150 Years. This beautiful, hard-cover book is filled with iconic and archival images of the university and features a gatefold timeline highlighting key milestones. It also includes a series of poignant and personal reflections by Maryland faculty and respected alumni. Here are a few excerpts:
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On embracing diversity
"The democratization of the university followed the democratization of American society in other ways as well. Like the state of Maryland, the university had been strictly segregated by race, isolating students of African descent in a small, under-funded campus on Maryland's eastern shore and denying an aspiring attorney, Thurgood Marshall, admission to its law school. However, when the state and the nation turned against segregation, the university embraced racial egalitarianism—cautiously and, perhaps, reluctantly at first but then with enthusiasm. Within a generation of the Supreme Court's decision outlawing racial segregation in public schools, the University of Maryland had been transformed into one of the most diverse campuses in the nation."
—Ira Berlin
Distinguished University Professor, History
Excerpt from Prologue to the commemorative anniversary book, Maryland: Reflections on 150 Years
On our rise to prominence
"When I arrived as a faculty member in 1966, the university was basically a school with an open admissions policy, diversity was not in its dictionary and our athletic teams generated most of the public interest. There were few signs of excellence. Now, in 2006, parents warn students in high school to work hard to be eligible for admission, and diversity is celebrated as part of our excellence. As a result of our outstanding faculty and staff, we achieve national rankings for programs across the entire university. How did this happen?"
—Irwin L. Goldstein
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, University System of Maryland
Excerpt from essay introducing chapter, "Legacy of Leadership"
On coming of age in the Seventies
"That year, Ellicott Hall was my home where I encountered a decidedly unmatched mix of floor mates. Present were the obligatory "long-haired freaks" (come to think of it, my Afro was becoming kind of long and unshaped), replete with patchwork jeans and bare feet. They co-existed with military veterans, several of whom had seen action in Vietnam. All now were cashing in on the promise of the GI Bill's assistance. I recall huddling in dorm rooms previewing the latest rock group albums. To discuss the war, politics and race relations and to listen to the music of our generation was a huge part of my education."
—Leonard J. Elmore, Esq. '78
Trustee, University of Maryland College Park Foundation
and Senior Counsel, LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae, LLC.
Excerpt from essay introducing chapter, "Changing Times: Student Life, Then and Now"
On advocating for women's issues
"I'll never forget the reaction of one member of the committee appointed by Vice Chancellor George Callcott to explore whether the university should set up a program in Women's Studies. "Women's Studies!" that member said. "We might as well have Dog Studies!" This was back in 1972 when the content of any course you could think of outside of home economics was based on the experience of men. Every academic discipline was built on the unexpressed assumption that what was true for men also held true for women. Or, as our colleague seemed to affirm—that the experiences of half the human population did not matter."
—Virginia W. Beauchamp
Associate Professor Emerita, English
Excerpt from essay introducing chapter, "Programs of Distinction"
On Terrapin spirit, Sixties-style
"Forty years! When I look at the differences that abound today at Maryland it seems like a century could have passed since I graduated. Those of us who were students in the early and mid-'60s remember a typical—for that time—scene. Homecoming parades and yellow mums to wear, funny purple drinks passed out at football games that caused card sections to run amuck. We saw Ella Fitzgerald, Dustin Hoffman, Bob Hope, Kingston Trio, Harry Belafonte—and Peter, Paul and Mary were there, too."
—Brenda Brown Rever '65
Former Trustee, University of Maryland College Park Foundation and Philanthropist
Excerpt from essay introducing chapter, "The Terrapin Spirit"
On shaping our future
"At the beginning Charles Benedict Calvert founded a small, private agricultural college and proclaimed, 'We desire to have an Institution superior to any other.' Looking back on this 150-year history, I marvel at how much the University of Maryland has changed, and yet how much it remains the same.
"The university is still located in the same beautiful, albeit expanded, grounds that once were a part of Calvert's Riversdale farm. The Rossborough Inn is still here. Mr. Calvert's pride in our heritage and his vision for scholarship and research remain core values. Nevertheless the spirit of globalization that has gripped the world also shapes our university."
—C. D. Mote, Jr.
President, University of Maryland and Glenn L. Martin Professor of Engineering
Excerpt from essay introducing chapter, "Fast Forward"
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