Rudolph Rediscovered

After Frederick Rudolph’s influential history of American schools of higher education appeared in 1962, it formed the backbone of education history courses until it went out of print in 1986. In these paired essays, Webster catalogues the strengths of the classic and critiques what he sees as its weaknesses. Thelin responds to the critique with additional perspectives and broader contexts. Both unite in calling for a new history of American colleges and universities.