College and Christ

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Laats
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Young People ◽  
Research Universities ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Technical Training ◽  
Christian Faith ◽  
Student Culture ◽  
Religious Transformation ◽  
American Higher Education

When Protestant fundamentalists founded their network of colleges and universities in the 1920s, they often complained that their ideas and values had been kicked out of mainstream schools. They were right. Since the 1870s, a dramatic revolution had transformed American higher education. Modern research universities no longer inculcated young people with a specific Christian faith, but rather hoped to open students’ minds to the possibilities of knowledge. That religious transformation, however, was only part of the widespread academic revolution. Student culture changed drastically, with new emphasis on sports and student clubs. Universities absorbed professional and technical training programs in fields such as agriculture, law, and engineering.

Setting the Vision for Campus Outreach and Engagement

2021 ◽  
pp. 274-284
Author(s):  
David M. Deggs
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Community Engagement ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Teaching And Research ◽  
College And University ◽  
American Higher Education ◽  
University Leaders ◽  
Student Benefits

Outreach and engagement are essential functions of American higher education. Despite having historical commitment and missions aligned to community engagement, many colleges and universities struggle to prioritize community engagement efforts within and across institutions. Community engagement is often viewed as a lesser priority behind teaching and research and is thus an afterthought. This chapter explores the development of community engagement in American higher education in the 20th century and key initiatives that underscore its importance to fulfilling college and university missions and goals. Motivation and rewards for faculty along with student benefits are also explored. Finally, actions that should be taken by college and university leaders to ensure that community engagement is prioritized are discussed.

The Diverse US Higher Education System

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert B. Archibald
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
Liberal Arts ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Striking Feature ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
American Higher Education ◽  
System P

The American higher education system consists of over 4,700 institutions educating over twenty-one million students. The most striking feature of this system is its diversity. There is no “typical college.” Much of the story about the future of America’s four-year higher education institutions is found in their differences, not their similarities. Schools are public and private, large and small, elite and open enrollment, tuition dependent and well endowed, liberal arts oriented and vocational. The challenges facing America’s colleges and universities will affect the diverse parts of this system in very different ways. Generalizing about this system can be very dangerous.

From Educator to Creditor in Chief

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Tandy Shermer
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Federal Government ◽  
Research Universities ◽  
Student Loan ◽  
Second World War ◽  
Mass Education ◽  
World War ◽  
American Higher Education ◽  
Economic Boom ◽  
Second World

American higher education expanded significantly in the economic boom years following the Second World War. The federal government underwrote the growth of these institutions as providers of mass education and as modern research universities. Presidents played a key role in nurturing the nascent student loan industry.

What's the Future of Public Higher Education? A Review Essay on Gary C. Fethke and Andrew J. Policano's Public No More: A New Path to Excellence for America's Public Universities

2014 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 1142-1150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald G. Ehrenberg
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Research Universities ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Public Higher Education ◽  
Public Research ◽  
American Higher Education ◽  
The Future ◽  
Private Research ◽  
Governance Models ◽  
Public Research Universities

Gary Fethke and Andrew Policano's book Public No More: A New Path to Excellence for America's Public Universities paints a picture of a future for public research universities that is very different than what many people will want to see. Their message is that the financial and governance models under which public universities have operated have broken down and that new models are required. While I do not always agree with their prescriptions, I argue that private research universities face many of the same issues as their public counterparts and that this book deserves to be widely read by all people concerned with the future of American higher education. (JEL H75, I22, I23, I28)

scholarly journals Educated Ignorance: What Faculty Don’t Know and Why Faculty Can’t Lead Intercollegiate Athletics Reform

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Travis Feezell
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Intercollegiate Athletics ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Collegiate Sports ◽  
Educational Aims ◽  
American Higher Education

Contemporary writings on the tension of athletics and academics in American higher education have often focused on the incompatibility of sporting endeavors and institutional missions. In particular, scholarship has stressed the ills of a financially directed collegiate sports machine at odds with the general educational aims of colleges and universities. However, this essay attempts to examine the historical and structural traditions of higher education, particularly those surrounding faculty, as a means of evaluating the tension. Moreover, the essay suggests a radical re-evaluation of those structures as a means to ameliorate the ongoing scandal in our institutions.

The Democratization of Higher Education in America

1962 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Trow
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
World War Ii ◽  
Fold Increase ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Rapid Expansion ◽  
World War ◽  
College Age ◽  
College And University ◽  
American Higher Education ◽  
The Difference

American higher education is currently undergoing an enormous and rapid expansion. Between 1939 and 1961 the number of students enrolled in colleges and universities and earning credits toward degrees rose from about 1.3 million to over 3.9 million (1). This three-fold increase has resulted almost completely from increasing rates of enrollment, since the population of college age—that is, the 18 to 21 year olds—was almost exactly as large in 1939 as in 1960 (2). The difference is that in 1939 college and university enrollments comprised about 14% of the 18–21 year old population, while by 1961 that figure was about 38%. This rate has been increasing at an average of 1% a year since the end of World War II.

Renegotiating the Historical Narrative: The Case of American Higher Education

2004 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 577-596 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul H. Mattingly
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Cumulative Effect ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
Historical Narrative ◽  
Professional Organizations ◽  
Educational History ◽  
Probe Current ◽  
General Consensus ◽  
American Higher Education

This conversation begins with two observations: first, the professional organizations—conferences and journals—need to play more self-conscious, activist roles in shaping scholarly canons. Second, whatever canon now presides over American higher educational history is an extremely tolerant one. So much of current scholarship seems to arise out of particularly local interests, narrow specializations, or anniversary celebrations. Even more, rich case studies of particular institutions often omit any connection with a wider discourse. Too many essays of colleges and universities with rather singular histories seldom probe current scholarly wisdom to assess how issues and generalizations might be changed because of their particular case. The cumulative effect of this scholarship “from below” tends to erode any general consensus on central problems. Should not the professional organizations hosting academic discussions probe this phenomenon and indeed suggest that subsequent scholarship explain the issues that their case illuminates? Should they not explain how their scholarship connects to existing scholarly canons?

scholarly journals International Students in American Colleges and Universities: A History

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 126-127
Author(s):  
Ling Gao LeBeau
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
International Student ◽  
18Th Century ◽  
Colleges And Universities ◽  
American Higher Education ◽  
History Of ◽  
Higher Education And Society ◽  
Education And Society ◽  
The U.S

International Students in American Colleges and Universities: A History provides a comprehensive historical overview of international student exchange in the U.S. The purpose of this book is to trace the history of international students in institutions of American higher education by enumerating why and how international students have studied in the U.S. since the 18th century. It also provides an overview of international students’ impact on American higher education and society. International educators will not only obtain historical knowledge of international students but also become enlightened about the field of internationalization.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document