American Higher Education since World War II: A History

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A masterful history of the postwar transformation of American higher education In the decades after World War II, as government and social support surged and enrollments exploded, the role of colleges and universities in American society changed dramatically. Roger Geiger provides an in-depth history of this remarkable transformation, taking rea

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A comprehensive historical account . . . well written, copiously footnoted and makes for an accessible read.---David Wheeler, Times Higher Education
Roger Geiger is the preeminent historian of American higher education and this book shows why. By absorbing the lessons of this authoritative and panoramic volume, we may find the wisdom to build on the accomplishments of the scientific and scholarly disciplines while treating the distempers that threaten higher education's further progress.--Steven Brint, author of Two Cheers for Higher Education: Why American Universities Are Stronger Than Ever--and How to Meet the Challenges They Face
"Superb. Readers looking for insight into why the American higher education system developed the way it did will be rewarded by spending time with this erudite and important book."--Christopher P. Loss, author of Between Citizens and the State: The Politics of American Higher Education in the 20th Century

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Roger L. Geiger is Distinguished Professor of Higher Education Emeritus at Pennsylvania State University. His books include The History of American Higher Education: Learning and Culture from the Founding to World War II (Princeton).