Old Main
eBook - ePub

Old Main

Small Colleges in Twenty-First Century America

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  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Old Main

Small Colleges in Twenty-First Century America

About this book

This perceptive and cogent account draws on key data and firsthand observations to tell the story of the small college in America. Defined as institutions that enroll between 500 and 3, 000 full-time students, small colleges number about six hundred in the United States. Many are thriving, while some—whether through low enrollment, ballooning debt, or simple misfortune—face uncertain futures.

Informed by his own experiences as a teacher and administrator, Samuel Schuman sketches the history and development of these institutions; then focuses on their current conditions and future possibilities. Administrators, faculty, and researchers will appreciate Schuman's insight into institutional choices and their consequences. Old Main is an essential book for anyone who shares Schuman's conviction that small colleges occupy a central place in American higher education.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Contents
  5. 1 Introduction
  6. 2 Go West, Young Man
  7. 3 Colleges of Character
  8. 4 People at Small Colleges
  9. 5 Colleges of Community
  10. 6 The Integrated Campus
  11. 7 Blurring the Boundaries
  12. 8 Small College Futures
  13. EPILOGUE Small Is Different A Guide for the Perplexed
  14. APPENDIX A Interview Questions
  15. APPENDIX B Twelve Colleges
  16. Notes
  17. Index