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Chancellor Wesley Posvar

1967-1980

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Chancellor Wesley Posvar
  • Title
  • Chancellor Wesley Posvar
  • Date
  • 1967-1980
  • Identifier
  • CHAN06.UA
  • Description
  • Wesley Wentz Posvar gives a speech. The fifteenth Chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh, Posvar served from 1967 to 1991. He guided the University through the tough Vietnam War years, and succeeded despite inheriting massive debt from other administrations. During his tenure more than two millino square fee were added to the campus. Among the additions were Forbes Quadrangle, Benedum Hall of Engineering, Mervis Hall, Law Building, the LRDC, and other buildings. Enrollment grew, library holdings increased significantly, and more research funds were donated than ever before. He created the Honors Program (later renamed the Honors College), the University Center for International Studies, the Center for the Philosophy of Science, and other academic units.
  • Extent
  • 8 x 10 in.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
    photographic prints
    gelatin silver prints
  • Subject
  • College presidents
    Faculty
    Posvar, Wesley
  • Geographic Subjects
  • Oakland (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
  • Source
  • University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs, 1884-present
  • Contributor
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • Collection
  • University of Pittsburgh Historic Photographs
  • Rights Information
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