Description
John Taylor’s book, The School on the Bluff, describes the University of Albuquerque from its origins in 1921 as a small teacher’s college for nuns to its demise as a liberal arts college in 1986. The school grew in size and scope, from its original site as a former Catholic orphanage on north 4th Street, to its final location on Albuquerque’s west mesa. In this presentation, Taylor examines each administration, the challenges faced, and the disparate solutions that were applied at the school.
John Taylor retired in 2010 as the manager of the Integrated Technologies and Systems Strategic Management Group Support Department at Sandia National Laboratories. He has a master’s degree in nuclear engineering from Stanford University and was a member of Sandia’s technical and management staff for 35 years. He is the author or co-author of 50 technical reports and 11 books on a variety of topics including New Mexico history, soccer science, and naval history.