A History of American Higher Education
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"A readable and concise introduction to this subject, it propels audience members to develop an appreciation for the heterogeneous... academe story as a whole." -- Teachers College Record
AcknowledgmentsIntroduction : historians and higher education1Colleges in the colonial era12Creating the "American way" in higher education : college-building, 1785 to 1860413Diversity and adversity : resilience in American higher education, 1860 to 1890744Captains of industry and erudition : university-builders, 1880 to 19101105Alma mater : America goes to college, 1890 to 19201556Success and excess : expansion and reforms in higher education, 1920 to 19452057Gilt by association : higher education's "golden age," 1945 to 19702608Coming of age in America : higher education as a troubled giant, 1970 to 2000317Notes363Essay on sources393Index409
