Colleges and universities are among the most cherished institutions in American society - and also among the most controversial. Yet affirmative action and skyrocketing tuition are only the most recent dissonant issues to emerge. Recounting the many crises and triumphs in the long history of American higher education, historian John Thelin ...
First published in 1962, Frederick Rudolph's study, "The American College and University", has been described as one of the most significant works on the history of higher education in America. Bridging the chasm between educational and social history, this book examines developments in higher education in the context of the social, economic and ...
In "Games Colleges Play", John Thelin chronicles the history of intercollegiate athletics from 1910 to 1990 - from the early, glory days of Knute Rockne and the "Gipper" to the modern era of big budgets, powerful coaches, and pampered players. He describes how "extracurricular" sports programmes - seldom accorded equal prominence with teaching and ...
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