University of Minnesota Class of '392019-09-202019-09-201989D1009https://hdl.handle.net/11299/207703To commemorate their golden anniversary, the Class of '39 organized a series of four public meetings to discuss and analyze the problems currently facing the University of Minnesota. The speeches given at the first symposium, in November 1988, are presented here along with a preface by Arthur E. Naftalin, a member of the Class of '39. The papers are: John R. Borchert on The Changing Context of the University, Philip M. Raup on A Profile of the University of Minnesota--What It Is and What It Is Not, John E. Turner on Viewing the University of Minnesota from the Classroom, James R. Nobles on Managing a Mega-University: How the University Operates, Josie R. Johnson on The University and Its Changing Clienteles: How Are Women, Minorities, and Non-Traditional Students Being Received?, and Elmer L. Anderson on The University and Its Politics: Whom Does the University Serve?enhigher educationteachersUniversity of MinnesotaReport