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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 | '''''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. | |||
[[Category:Books]] | The book was published by the [[University of Alabama Press]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:24, 29 April 2024
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.