Prologue : universities, culture, careers, and knowledge -- ch. 1. The first century of the American college, 1636-1740 -- Harvard College -- Yale College -- The College of William and Mary -- ...

John R. Thelin, one of the best-known historians of American higher education, likes to pay attention to the detailed human stories that have happened over decades on college campuses. It’s a way, he ...

I don’t know what you think, but I’m convinced that college faculty members ought to know much more than they do about the history and distinctiveness of American higher education. I think it’s fair ...

Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up Harris Stowe State University celebrated 165 years of educational ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State’s Institute for the Humanities hosts this month its final presentation of the fall semester— “What’s up with Higher Education?”––an in-depth review of the current ...

When Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tenn., the civil rights leader was in town to lead a march in support of the city’s striking sanitation workers. The march ...

Among the best of the higher education titles of 2024 are a history of intercollegiate sports, a critical analysis of standardized testing, a guide to campus free speech and books about HBCUs. The ...

The state of facilities at historically Black colleges and universities, also known as HBCUs, again made headlines in recent weeks. Student protests broke out at Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona, ...

A vice-chancellor-artist and a historian discuss the merits of the arts and humanities and what valuable life lessons and ...