Edwin Alderman | |
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 1912 photo of Edwin Alderman by Rufus Holsinger | |
| Born | May 15, 1861 |
| Died | April 30, 1931 (aged 69) |
| Resting place | University of Virginia Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (PhB) University of the South (DCL) Tulane University (LLD) Johns Hopkins University (LLD) |
| Occupation | Educator |
| Known for | First President of the University of Virginia; President of University of North Carolina and Tulane University |
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Edwin Anderson Alderman (May 15, 1861 – April 30, 1931) served as the president of three universities. Edwin A. Alderman Elementary School in Wilmington and the Alderman dorm at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are named after him. The main library at the University of Virginia used to bear his name.
Alderman was the key leader in higher education in Virginia during the Progressive Era as president of the University of Virginia, 1904–31. His goal was the transformation of the Southern university into a force for state service and intellectual leadership. Alderman successfully professionalized and modernized Virginia's system of higher education. He promoted international standards of scholarship and a statewide network of extension services. Joined by other college presidents, he promoted the Virginia Education Commission, created in 1910. Alderman's crusade encountered some resistance from traditionalists and never challenged the Jim Crow system of segregated schooling.[1]
- ^ Dennis 1997, pp. 53–86