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'''John Howard Van Amringe''' was a [[Columbia College|CC]] student, who subsequently became a [[Mathematics Department|Math]] professor, then the first Dean of [[Columbia College]]. | '''John Howard Van Amringe''' was a [[Columbia College|CC]] student, who subsequently became a [[Mathematics Department|Math]] professor, then the first Dean of [[Columbia College]]. | ||
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| + | Van Amringe was a passionate defender of the independence of the college from the university and of its liberal arts traditions, though some saw an elitism in this: part of New York's Knickerbocker elite, Van Amringe bought into its prejudices for the "well-read" man who came to college after a preparatory school education had ensured his ability to keep up with the classics. While it cannot be said that Van Amringe did much to increase the value of the college for social mobility, his stonewalling kept the likes of University President [[Nicholas Murray Butler]] from completely dissolving it into the university. | ||
[[Van Am Quad]] is named for him. | [[Van Am Quad]] is named for him. | ||
Revision as of 13:31, 16 July 2007
John Howard Van Amringe was a CC student, who subsequently became a Math professor, then the first Dean of Columbia College.
Van Amringe was a passionate defender of the independence of the college from the university and of its liberal arts traditions, though some saw an elitism in this: part of New York's Knickerbocker elite, Van Amringe bought into its prejudices for the "well-read" man who came to college after a preparatory school education had ensured his ability to keep up with the classics. While it cannot be said that Van Amringe did much to increase the value of the college for social mobility, his stonewalling kept the likes of University President Nicholas Murray Butler from completely dissolving it into the university.
Van Am Quad is named for him.
| Preceded by None |
Dean of Columbia College 1894-1910 |
Succeeded by Frederick P. Keppel |
