Prologue : universities, culture, careers, and knowledge -- ch. 1. The first century of the American college, 1636-1740 -- Harvard College -- Yale College -- The College of William and Mary -- ...

Any serious student of higher education will own a copy of American Higher Education in the 21st Century: Social, Political, and Economic Challenges. Over the years, I've made earnest (if intermittent ...

The bachelor’s degree has been one of the most successful social inventions in modern history. For generations, we’ve thought ...

Historically Black colleges and universities in the U.S. have been underfunded for decades. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to journalist Adam Harris about the underlying reasons behind the inequality. The ...

Academics are in love with our own past. Our libraries contain yards of books on higher-education history, recounting the stories of institutions and fields. Next to those books are biographies and ...