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William Paterson University (NJ) (Campus History Series)
William Paterson University - NJ - Campus History Series Author:Vincent N. Parrillo William Paterson University provides a fascinating — window on the progression of public higher education — over the past one hundred fifty years. Featuring more — than two hundred photographs along with compelling — historical narrative, this commemorative book — chronicles the significant growth and development of — William Paterson University from ... more »a normal school and
teachers college to its present stature as a
comprehensive regional university with educational
innovation and exceptional programs. Founded in
1855, the institution began in a Paterson schoolhouse, training teachers for the public schools of Paterson. Today, located on three hundred seventy wooded acres in suburban Wayne, the university offers thirty-one undergraduate and nineteen graduate programs to nearly eleven thousand five hundred students through its five colleges.« less