Academic Freedom Imperiled: The Mccarthy Era at the University of Nevada

ISBN-13: 9780874175936 Publisher: University of Nevada Press Publication date: 07/09/2004 Series: Wilber S. Shepperson Series in Nevada History Pages: 160 Product dimensions: 6.13(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.70(d) Age Range: 3 Months to 18 Years The University before and during World War II was a small (fewer than 2,000 students) school offering basic programs to a largely Nevada-based student body in the nation’s least-populated state. The campus was quiet, secure, traditional, and generally conservative. The postwar years brought booming enrollments and new faculty members, many from outside Nevada, imbued with a sense of the importance of shared academic governance.Soon, the university found itself embroiled in an intense controversy that threatened its academic integrity and even raised concerns about its future as a viable institution. The 1952 appointment of Minard W. Stout as president triggered the crisis. Mandated by a conservative Board of Regents to "clean up" the university, Stout br