Seton Hall University : : A History, 1856–2006 / / Dermot Quinn.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2023 English
• VerfasserIn: Quinn, Dermot,
• Place / Publishing House: New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2023]; ©2023
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (408 p.) :; 42 b-w illus., 4 color illus.

Founded in 1856 by Bishop James Roosevelt Bayley of Newark, Seton Hall University has played a large part in New Jersey and American Catholic life for nearly two centuries. From its modest beginnings as a small college and seminary to its present position as a major national university, it has always sought to provide “a home for the mind, the heart, and the spirit.” In this vivid and elegantly written history, Dermot Quinn examines how Seton Hall was able to develop as an institution while keeping faith with its founder’s vision. Looking at the men and women who made Seton Hall what it is today, he paints a compelling picture of a university that has enjoyed its share of triumphs but has also suffered tragedy and loss. He shows how it was established in an age of prejudice and transformed in the aftermath of war, while exploring how it negotiated between a distinctly Roman Catholic identity and a mission to include Americans of all faiths. Seton Hall University not only recounts the history of a great educational institution, it also shares the personal stories of the people who shaped it and were shaped by it: the presidents, the priests, the faculty, the staff, and of course, the students.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- 1 Foundations -- 2 A College Begins -- 3 The Michael Corrigan Years -- 4 Another Corrigan, Another Fire -- 5 A New Century -- 6 McLaughlin at the Helm -- 7 From McLaughlin to Monaghan to Kelley -- 8 Resurgence -- 9 Seton Hall at War -- 10 A New Beginning -- 11 A New University -- 12 A Law School for the City: The Origins of Seton Hall Law -- 13 A Revolution under Dougherty -- 14 Noble Dream: The Seton Hall University School of Medicine and Dentistry -- 15 Dangerous Decade: Seton Hall in the 1970s -- 16 The Seton Hall Renaissance -- 17 Toward the New Millennium -- 18 A Law School for the City: Seton Hall Law from 1961 -- 19 The Sheeran Years -- Appendix A: Seton Hall Sport -- Appendix B: Seton Hall Priests, 1856–2013 -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index -- About the Author