American Higher Education since World War II: A History

Roger Geiger's book provides a comprehensive history of the postwar transformation of American higher education, tracing the growth from the GI Bill and postwar expansion to the social upheaval of the 1960s and 1970s, desegregation, and coeducation, and the rise of the modern research university.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 400 pages
Publication date: 25 May 2021
Publisher: Princeton University Press

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 readers from the GI Bill and the postwar expansion of higher education to the social upheaval of the 1960s and 1970s, desegregation and coeducation, and the ascendancy of the modern research university. He demonstrates how growth has been the defining feature of modern higher education, but how each generation since the war has pursued it for different reasons. Sweeping in scope and richly insightful, this groundbreaking book provides the context we need to understand the complex issues facing our colleges and universities today, from rising inequality and skyrocketing costs to deficiencies in student preparedness and lax educational standards.

Weight: 570g
Dimension: 156 x 232 x 27 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780691216928