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First published in 1962, Frederick Rudolph's groundbreaking study, The American College and University, remains one of the most useful and significant works on the history of higher education in America. Bridging the chasm between educational and social history, this book was one of the first to examine developments in higher education in the context of the social, economic, and political forces that were shaping the nation at large.

Surveying higher education from the colonial era through the mid-twentieth century, Rudolph explores a multitude of issues from the financing of institutions and the development of curriculum to the education of women and blacks, the rise of college athletics, and the complexities of student life. In his foreword to this new edition, John Thelin assesses the impact that Rudolph's work has had on higher education studies. The new edition also includes a bibliographic essay by Thelin covering significant works in the field that have appeared since the publication of the first edition.

At a time when our educational system as a whole is under intense scrutiny, Rudolph's seminal work offers an important historical perspective on the development of higher education in the United States.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. vii-viii
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  1. Rudolph Rediscovered: An Introductory Essay
  2. pp. ix-xxiii
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  1. Preface
  2. pp. xxv-xxvii
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  1. 1. The Colonial College
  2. pp. 3-22
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  1. 2. Legacy of the Revolution
  2. pp. 23-43
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  1. 3. The College Movement
  2. pp. 44-67
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  1. 4. The Religious Life
  2. pp. 68-85
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  1. 5. The Collegiate Way
  2. pp. 86-109
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  1. 6. Reform and Reaction
  2. pp. 110-135
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  1. 7. The Extracurriculum
  2. pp. 136-155
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  1. 8. Academic Balance of Power
  2. pp. 156-176
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  1. 9. Financing the Colleges
  2. pp. 177-200
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  1. 10. Jacksonian Democracy and the Colleges
  2. pp. 201-220
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  1. 11. Crisis of the 1850's
  2. pp. 221-240
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  1. 12. Dawning of a New Era
  2. pp. 241-263
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  1. 13. The Emerging University
  2. pp. 264-286
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  1. 14. The Elective Principle
  2. pp. 287-306
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  1. 15. The Education of Women
  2. pp. 307-328
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  1. 16. Flowering of the University Movement
  2. pp. 329-354
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  1. 17. Progressivism and the Universities
  2. pp. 355-372
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  1. 18. The Rise of Football
  2. pp. 373-393
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  1. 19. Academic Man
  2. pp. 394-416
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  1. 20. The Organized Institution
  2. pp. 417-439
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  1. 21. Counterrevolution
  2. pp. 440-461
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  1. 22. An American Consensus
  2. pp. 462-482
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  1. Epilogue
  2. pp. 483-496
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  1. Bibliography
  2. pp. 497-516
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  1. Supplemental Bibliography
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 527-563
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