Lang--William C. (Vice President; History Faculty)

Displaying 1 - 50 of 105 in reverse chronological order
# Title Date Summary
1 Legislative study committee
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.357
A committee of legislators visits campus and makes recommendations related to curtailing expenditures.
2 Controversial speakers program
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.354
A survey of the speakers who came to campus under this program; the reaction to the speakers; photo.
3 UNI seeks to implement its mission
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.441
UNI attempts to expand its curriculum on undergraduate and graduate levels; photo.
4 Collective bargaining
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.428
Detailed account of legal actions and negotiations leading to the election of a faculty bargaining agent; photo.
5 The faculty adopts a constitution
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.415
Detailed account of the negotiations among faculty, administration, and the Regents over the proposed faculty constitution; photo.
6 Changes in the administrative structure, staff, and procedures
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.407
President Kamerick sets up divisions under vice presidents; Provost Martin engages in debate over tenure and promotion standards; photo.
7 Financial concerns, 1970-1976
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.389
UNI administrators battle in the General Assembly and with the Regents for adequate funds; questions about the future of the Laboratory School.
8 Teaching load hassle--1970
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.387
Senator Messerly and Representative Grassley study the workload of UNI faculty; photo.
9 Regents' policies on campus disturbances
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.385
The Regents and President Kamerick establish procedures for dealing with campus disorder.
10 President's background and experience
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.379
Biographical sketch of President Kamerick; initial goals and challenges; photo.
11 The resignation of President Maucker: the end of an era
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.371
President Maucker moves toward a decision to resign; tributes to his achievements; photo.
12 The climactic end of the Sixties
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.367
The close of the spring semester, 1970; reaction to the fighting in Cambodia; arrangements for ending the semester.
13 Services extending beyond the campus: Extension Service; Continuing Education; the church; the UNI Foundation
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.359
Extension services designed to meet needs of growing enrollment; efforts in radio and television; a brief history of the last years of the CHIC; early efforts of the UNI Foundation; photo.
14 Minority group relations at SCI/UNI
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.255

Detailed account of attempts by the UNI administration to recruit and relate to African-American students; photo.

15 Staffing
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.309
The difficulties in recruiting and retaining highly-qualified faculty in the 1950s and 1960s; photo.
16 The Hoffmans affair
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.282
Detailed account of the controversy surrounding Mr. Hoffmans and his protests against the Viet Nam War and the draft; photo.
17 Continued protest and concern on and off campus
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.294
Students organize and protest; some legislators demand order on campus; photo.
18 The Childress affair and its implication for academic freedom
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.299
Detailed account of the assignment in which Mr. Childress used taboo words and the public reaction to the assignment.
19 The image of UNI 1969-1970
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.302
The effects of campus events on the public perception of UNI.
20 Enrollment: the "explosion" in the Sixties
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.304
the factors which led to the extraordinary growth in enrollment in the 1960s; the effects of the growth on campus facilities and services; photo.
21 Non-academic staff
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.323
The growth of various categories of UNI employment; Physical Plant employees organize; institution of the Merit System; photo.
22 Capital improvements, 1950-1970
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.333
A survey of new and renovated classroom, administrative, dormitory, and service buildings; new art on campus; the Lechay painting; the NAR; photo.
23 Seeking to meet the institution's financial needs
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.325
UNI's relations with the General Assembly; rising costs for students and increased financial aid; the university begins to seek federal grants for various programs; photo.
24 A new president at the helm
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.103
Biographical sketch of Malcolm Price; President Price's initial views and objectives; photo.
25 Faculty affairs
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.317
A look at salary schedules, fringe benefits, faculty loads, faculty governance, and faculty organizations in the 1950s and 1960s; photo.
26 The new president at the helm
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.177
Biographical sketch of President Maucker; early views and objectives; photo.
27 The impact of World War II
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.111
President Price manages the college during the War; effects of the WAVES and the Army Air Corps; the effects of the returning veterans; photo.
28 Curriculum and related matters, 1940-1950
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.132
Detailed coverage of curriculum change, especially the movement to reformulate general education.
29 Financial matters
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.145
Meeting the challenge of post-war inflation; developing the residence hall system; starting the Price Lab School complex; photo.
30 Enrollment and staffing
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.151
Meeting the challenge of post-war enrollment increases; photo.
31 The Educational Policies Commission
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.154
The foundation and role of the EPC; its early work; its relationship with college administrators; photo.
32 The development of a retirement policy
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.158
The college begins participation in the TIAA plan; photo.
33 The political candidates issue
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.159
The Board of Education changes its rules and permits political candidates to speak on campus.
34 President Price's goal for the Iowa State Teachers College
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.160
President Price believes that teacher education is still the appropriate role for the college.
35 Radio and television at Iowa State Teachers College
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.163
The beginnings of radio and television at the college, including the controversy with KXEL.
36 Student and faculty life at the Teachers College in the Forties
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.165
Recreation, speech, debate, and drama during the 1940s; photo.
37 President Price resigns; an assessment
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.169
Tributes to President Price's achievements; photo.
38 Times of growth and change
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.173
General historical, political, cultural, and educational background for the beginning of President Maucker's administration.
39 General activism and unrest on and off campus
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.278
President Maucker attempts to work with students to deal with civil rights and discrimination concerns; students stage march in Cedar Falls; photo.
40 The Strayer Report
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.182
A summary of the report which called for greater support of higher education in general, and recommended graduate study at the Teachers College.
41 Graduate work at the Teachers College
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.185
The College establishes the framework for graduate study; photo.
42 Efforts to evaluate and improve the teaching-learning process
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.189
The college studies the effectiveness of its teaching; cooperation with other institutions; photo.
43 Major curriculum changes
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.193
President Maucker attempts to include a greater exposure to international views into the curriculum with conferences and expanded foreign language and culture courses; photo.
44 Administrative reorganization
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.201
President Maucker seeks to resolve matters of faculty governance and authority; organizes and establishes administrative lines for units in Division of Field Services.
45 Seeking to solve the state teacher shortage
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.202
Attempts by the college to recruit prospective teachers; photo.
46 Colloquia on teacher education
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.205
The college holds colloquia for school superintendents.
47 The impact of McCarthyism
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.206
The college faces challenges in teaching the Communist Manifesto, loyalty oaths, and charges of subversion on its own staff.
48 The evolution of the institution
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.212
Establishing the PDL system; defeat of an honor system; the theft and cheating ring; coordination with the other Regents universities; the change from ISTC to SCI and then to UNI; the organization of the colleges; photo.
49 Other major administrative, service, and curricular changes
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.234
The college adopts the semester plan to begin in summer, 1957; changes in student teaching supervision include resumption of work in Cedar Falls schools; institution of honors program and work with provisional students; photo.
50 Unrest and adjustment
A Century of Leadership and Service 2:0, p.249
National background of the 1960s; photo.