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'''''New Lights in the Valley: The Emergence of UAB''''' is a [[2007]] book written by [[Tennant McWilliams]], a longtime UAB history professor and former Dean of the School of Social and Behavioral Sciences. It is a scholarly narrative of [[UAB]] from its early beginnings through the mid 1990s.
'''''New Lights in the Valley: The Emergence of UAB''''' is a [[2007]] book written by [[Tennant McWilliams]], a longtime UAB history professor and former Dean of the [[UAB School of Social and Behavioral Sciences]].


From its early days as a struggling offshoot of the [[University of Alabama]] campus in Tuscaloosa, UAB's journey to its current status as a major university has been a bumpy but interesting one. The book explores the whole range of historical considerations, including UAB's similarities and connections to trans-Atlantic civic universities; the irony of the shift from Big Steel to Big Medicine in Birmingham; the visionary administrations of [[Joseph Volker]] and others; and the evolving decision to make non-medical life at UAB less of a commuter experience and more of a traditional campus experience.  
It is a scholarly narrative of [[UAB]] from its early beginnings as an offshoot of the [[University of Alabama]] campus through the mid 1990s. The book explores UAB's similarities and connections to trans-Atlantic civic universities; the shift from steelmaking to medicine as the city's primary economic activity; the leadership of [[Joseph Volker]] and others; and the evolving effort to transform UAB's undergraduate experience from that of a commuter school into a more traditional campus.  


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The book was published by the [[University of Alabama Press]].
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New Lights in the Valley: The Emergence of UAB is a 2007 book written by Tennant McWilliams, a longtime UAB history professor and former Dean of the UAB School of Social and Behavioral Sciences.

It is a scholarly narrative of UAB from its early beginnings as an offshoot of the University of Alabama campus through the mid 1990s. The book explores UAB's similarities and connections to trans-Atlantic civic universities; the shift from steelmaking to medicine as the city's primary economic activity; the leadership of Joseph Volker and others; and the evolving effort to transform UAB's undergraduate experience from that of a commuter school into a more traditional campus.

The book was published by the University of Alabama Press.

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