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Lemonade from a bitter era at University of Chicago
A veteran president recalls 1929 boom and bust, the era’s low mood, and how the university redefined its purpose. He credits youthful leadership, skepticism of higher education, and Rosenwald's lemon saying for guiding reform and fundraising.
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University of Chicago
Chicago
Yale
Yale Law School
America
Henry Ford
Thomas A. Edison
Horatio Alger
A. P. Sloan, Jr
General Motors
Julius Rosenwald
Sears, Roebuck
United States