- Image Credits
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Harvard After Dark
- 1. Genesis: The Benefactor, John Lowell, Jr.
- 2. The Lowell Institute of Boston: John Amory Lowell, the First Trustee
- 3. Pro Bono Publico: President A. Lawrence Lowell and the Creation of the Commission on Extension Courses
- 4. The Formative Years of University Extension: James Hardy Ropes, Dean (1910–22)
- 5. University Extension at Steady State under Arthur F. Whittem, Director (1922–46) and George W. Adams, Director (1946–49)
- 6. A New Beginning for University Extension: The Early Years of Reginald H. Phelps, Director (1949–60)
- 7. The Commission on Extension Courses, WGBH-TV and the US Navy Create Collegiate Programs: From “Polaris University” to PACE (Program for Afloat College Education), (1960–72)
- 8. University Extension’s Community Outreach in a Time of Crisis (1968–75)
- 9. The Second Half-Century: The Later Years of Reginald H. Phelps, Director (1960–75)
- 10. University Extension Unbound and Transformed: The Early Years
- 11. University Extension Unbound and Transformed: The Early Years of Michael Shinagel, Director and Dean (1975–85)
- 12. A Passage to India: Creation of the Indian Computer Academy in Bangalore, India
- 13. University Extension Courses Go Online: From Teleteaching to Distance Education (1984 to the Present)
- 14. Harvard University Extension in the Twenty–First Century: New Professional Degree Programs (2000 to the Present)
- 15. Conclusion: A Century of Service
- Appendix A. Lowell Lecturers and Their Topics (1980–2009)
- Appendix B. Text of Public Statement regarding Harvard University’s Division of Continuing Education’s Cessation of Affiliation with the Indian Computer Academy, Bangalore, India
- Endnotes
- Index
HARVARD UNIVERSITY EXTENSION SCHOOL
The Gates Unbarred
A History of University Extension at Harvard, 1910 - 2009
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Publication Date: 03/15/2010
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Awards & Accolades
- 2009 Philip E. Frandson Award, University Professional & Continuing Education Association
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