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Cornell Right Now: Full house for the first evening of class for AMST 2001: The First American University in Uris Hall. The course, taught by Corey Ryan Earle ’07, looks at Cornell’s founding, history and its uniqueness among U.S. universities and is filled to capacity (425+) with more than 100 students on the waitlist.
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Course Description:
Educational historian Frederick Rudolph called Cornell University “the first American
university,” referring to its unique role as a coeducational, nonsectarian, land-grant institution
with a broad curriculum and diverse student body. In this course, we will explore the history of
Cornell, taking as our focus the pledge of Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White to found a
university where “any person can find instruction in any study.” The course will cover a wide
range of topics and perspectives relating to the faculty, student body, evolution of campus, and
important events and eras in Cornell history. Stories and vignettes will provide background on
the current university and its administrative structure, campus traditions, and the names that
adorn buildings and memorials throughout campus. Finally, the course will offer a forum for
students to address questions on present-day aspects of the university.
Requirements:
The course grade will consist of attendance and participation (2/3) and written work (1/3).
Attendance at course meetings is required of all students. For students who choose to take the
course for credit, attendance is required at every course meeting. Students may have one
unexcused absence during the semester. Each subsequent unexcused absence will result in a
lowered attendance and participation grade (A to A-, A- to B+, etc.). All absences should be
communicated to the instructors within twenty-four hours of the course meeting or as soon as
possible.
Readings will include short selections from important texts on the history of Cornell. Each week
will include both required and supplemental readings. Students should come to class having read
that week‟s required assignment. Supplemental readings are optional and designed to allow
students to explore particular topics further. Whenever possible, readings will be made available
online through the Blackboard site, which students should enroll in by the second meeting of the
course. For those readings not on the Blackboard site, copies are available through the Cornell
University Library. Important texts will also be placed on four-hour reserve in Uris Library.
Most of the texts are also available at the Flora Rose House Library, West Campus.
Written work in this course will consist of a required reading response during the first half of the
semester and a final paper. The reading response (1 page) should address one week‟s topic based
on the required and supplemental readings. There will also be a short essay or research paper (4-
5 pages, 2 paper copies) due at the last class meeting. Students taking the course for credit
MUST submit the final paper to receive credit for the course. Further details on the assignment
will be available later in the semester.2
S/U Option:
For students who choose to take the course on an S/U basis, a total of six (6) unexcused absences
will result in the automatic grade of “U” for the course. The reading response is required to
receive credit for the course; however, students taking the course on an S/U basis are not
required to submit the final paper, so long as they attend class regularly.
Texts (optional)
Although not required, students may also wish to purchase certain important texts in the history
of Cornell University. The instructors recommend the following (both available at the Cornell
Store):
Bishop, Morris. A History of Cornell (1962).
Kammen, Carol. Cornell: Glorious to View (2003).
Students with Disabilities Statement:
In compliance with the Cornell University policy and equal access laws, the instructors are
available to discuss appropriate academic accommodations that may be required for students
with disabilities. Request for academic accommodations are to be made during the first three
weeks of the semester, except in unusual circumstances, so that arrangements can be made.
Students are encouraged to register with Student Disability Services to verify their eligibility for
appropriate accommodations.
Academic Integrity Statement:
Absolute integrity is expected of every Cornell student in all academic undertakings. A full
statement of your responsibility as a student is available at
http://cuinfo.cornell.edu/Academic/AIC.html.
Note:
Because this is the first semester this course is being offered, the syllabus and readings may
change during the semester. Changes will be noted during lecture and the most up-to-date
version of the syllabus will be available on Blackboard.
Date Topic Reading Assignment
Week 1:
1/27
Introduction Required:
Morris Bishop ‟13, PhD ‟26, “And Perhaps
Cornell,” from Our Cornell (1939)
Week 2:
2/2
The Morrill Land Grant College Act
&
The Founders and the Founding
Required:
Carl Becker, “Life and Learning in the
United States,” from Cornell University:
Founders and the Founding (1943)
Supplementary:
Ezra Cornell‟s Ciphering Book;
The Morrill Land Grant Act (1862); Veto
Message from President James Buchanan
(1859);3
“I Would Found an Institution” [RMC
Exhibit online];
The Autobiography of Andrew Dickson
White (1904)
Week 3:
2/9
A Struggling University
&
The Early Faculty
Required:
Morris Bishop, A History of Cornell,
Chapters 6 (pp. 91-98);
Carl Becker, “Freedom and Responsibility”
(1940)
Supplementary:
Carol Kammen, First Person Cornell (pp.
1-28);
Morris Bishop, A History of Cornell,
Chapters 7-8 (pp. 99-142);
The Great Will Case [RMC Exhibit online]
Week 4:
2/16
An Academic Pioneer:
The Endowed & Contract Colleges
Required:
Malcolm Carron, The Contract Colleges of
Cornell University (1958), pp. 27-47
Supplementary:
Flora Rose, A Growing College (1968), pp.
10-38
Week 5:
2/23
Any Person:
Gender and Ethnic Diversity at Cornell
Required:
Charlotte Williams Conable „51, Women at
Cornell (1977), pp. 62-85.
Supplementary:
Morris Bishop, A History of Cornell,
Chapter 9 (pp. 143-152);
Carol Kammen, Part & Apart (2009);
Early Black Women at Cornell [RMC
Exhibit online]
Week 6:
3/2
The Early Campus and its Development Required:
Kermit Carlyle Parsons MRP ‟53, Cornell
Campus and its Development, “Here the
Great Library Will Stand,” Chapter 9 (pp.
152-175)
Supplementary:
Rebecca H. Cofer, The Straight Story
(1990), pp 3-31
Week 7:
3/9
Wartime Cornell Required:
Raymond F. Howes „24, A Cornell
Notebook, “How Cornell Prepared for the
Veterans,” Chapter 10 (pp.125-135)
Supplementary:
Morris Bishop, A History of Cornell,
Chapter 27, 35, & 36 (425-442, 522-553)4
Week 8:
3/16
The Ivy League and the Big Red
[Course Meeting at Athletics Hall of
Fame; Reading responses due]
Required:
Robert Kane „34, Good Sports: A History of
Cornell Athletics (1992), pp. 2-7, 24-26, 40-
42, 296-307
Supplementary:
John H. Foote „74, Touchdown: The Story
of the Cornell Bear (2008)
SPRING
BREAK
Week 9:
3/30
Unrest and Activism:
The 1950s and 1960s
Required:
Cushing Strout & David I. Grossvogel, eds,
Divided We Stand (1970), p. 3-6, 15-33
Supplementary:
Donald Downs ‟71, Cornell ’69 (1999), pp.
1-32;
Daniel Margulis ‟72, ed., A Century at
Cornell (1980), pp. 209-225.
Week 10:
4/6
The Later Campus and its Development
[Reading responses returned; Essay
topic & supplementary reading
distributed in class]
Required:
Carol Kammen, Cornell: Glorious to View,
Chapter 11 (pp. 211-225)
Supplementary:
Lewis Roscoe, Planning the Campus
(2000), pp. 1-8;
Cornell Master Plan for the Ithaca Campus,
Executive Summary (2008)
Week 11:
4/13
Student Life Then & Now Required:
Oscar D. Von Engeln ‟08, PhD ‟11,
Concerning Cornell, “Student Life,”
Chapter 4 (pp. 226-255)
Supplementary:
Thomas Balcerski „05, Acacia Fraternity at
Cornell (2007);
Alpha Phi Alpha Centennial Celebration
[RMC Exhibit online]
Week 12:
4/20
The Administration and “Big Red Tape” Required:
Ronald G. Ehrenberg, Tuition Rising
(2000), pp. 104-109, 209-217, 249-255
Supplementary:
Frederick G. Marcham PhD ‟26, Cornell
Notes: World War II to 1968 (2006), p. 1-7
Week 13:
4/27
The First American University
[Essay due in class; 1-2 minute
presentation by students]
Required:
No required reading; work on final essays
and research papers5
Week 14:
5/4
Cornell in Fiction & Pop Culture Required:
Amanda Ann Klein ‟99, “Why Does Pop
Culture Like to Hate on Cornell?”(2010);
Brad Herzog „90, “Stranger Than Fiction”
from Cornell Alumni Magazine
(March/April 2008)
Supplementary:
Richard Fariña „59, Been Down So Long
(1966);
Robert Hennemuth ‟77, The Big Kids
(2004);
Matt Ruff „87, Fool on the Hill (1988)
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