![]() ![]() ![]() I would hope that Contosta, who has also written histories of Villanova University, might continue to spec ulate on the meaning of Catholic higher education in the twenty-first cen tury and fill in answers to some of the questions that are left open. This is a superb institutional volume that ably blends a nostalgic cof fee-table format so popular among alumni with an academic narrative that should interest historians of education. Joseph's caused more graduates to start their own firms rather than to enter the corporate world. ![]() Contosta makes the interesting speculation that the absence of a major business school at St. ![]() Graduates of the college will enjoy the exten sive illustrations of the campus as well as Contosta's able description of stu dent life and the accomplishments of graduates after college. Joseph's ability to attract and retain students. Readers interested in urban history will enjoy Contosta's treatment of the growth and development of both Philadelphia and its suburbs, par ticularly as this urban/suburban development affected St. In addition the college established an Institute of Industrial Relations to ameliorate local labor disputes and stem any drift toward communism among labor unions. In addition the college established an Institute of Industrial Relations. ![]()
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