Crafting a Class: College Admissions and Financial Aid, 1955-1994
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Crafting a Class: College Admissions and Financial Aid, 1955-1994
By (Author) Elizabeth A. Duffy
By (author) Idana Goldberg
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
23rd September 2014
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Educational administration and organization
378.1610973
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Paperback
322
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
454g
Description
Admissions and financial aid policies at liberal arts colleges have changed dramatically since 1955. Through the 1950s, most colleges in the United States enrolled fewer than 1000 students, nearly all of whom were white. Few colleges were truly selective in their admissions; they accepted most students who applied. In the 1960s, as the children of
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"An excellent, interesting, well-written book.... It is a significant contribution to the history of higher education, and in particular, to the history of liberal arts colleges."David W. Breneman, University of Virginia
