Is higher education a right or a privilege? Who should go to college? What should they study there? These questions were hotly debated between the world wars, w

The first in-depth history of higher education during the era in which colleges and universities became arbiters of social and economic mobility.

The definitive history of American higher education—now up to date. Colleges and universities are among the most cherished—and controversial—institutions

First published in 1962, Frederick Rudolph's groundbreaking study, The American College and University, remains one of the most useful and significant works on

Explores the decline in religious influence in American universities, discussing why this transformation has occurred.