Historical information on university presses and their problems are considered. University presses in the United States have their roots in 15th century England when the Oxford University Press was established in 1478. The first U.S. press to use the term "university press" was Cornell University; the press operated from 1869 until it…

A study using historical statistics as a strategy for joining the study of the past and present condition of colleges and universities has as subjects Amherst College, Harvard University, Transylvania University, the University of Kentucky, and the College of William and Mary. (MSE)

The economic and social factors affecting the publication of scholarly and scientific/technical material throughout the world following World War II are identified and discussed. An outline of the state of scholarly publishing immediately following the war precedes considerations of the role of university press in scholarly and technical…

Three articles on the history of higher education are presented: (1) "Teaching the History of Universities," by Jurgen Herbst, concerns the need for teaching the history of higher education and suggests the broadening of efforts to introduce the history of higher education to different populations. (2) "On Writing 'To Advance Knowledge'," by Roger…

This document contains volume 4 of the "American Journal of Education" "National Series." This compilation of issues 9-12 of volume 4 provides details on the state of public instruction in over 20 countries and areas in 1870. Among the areas covered are: Turkey, Switzerland, Italy, France, Prussia, Belgium, Denmark, Russia,…

This symposium includes the title article by David Brody and "How Union Members and Nonmembers View the Role of Unions" (Carol Keegan); "American Labor History: A Conspiracy of Silence?" (Roy Rosenzweig); and "Are the Media Shortchanging Organized Labor?" (John A. Grimes). (SK)

The first academic quality ranking of American colleges and universities was produced by the U.S. Bureau of Education in 1911. The institutions were stratified into five levels according to their presumed quality. However, because protests led to this work's being suppressed before its official publication, very little is known about it. (RM)

The research role of college and university archives has emerged somewhat erratically from a background of confusion and misconceptions regarding archives and their contents. When archives have a stated purpose and administrative support and when they are properly organized under direction from trained personnel, their research role can expand.…

This selection from John Henry Newman is from a series of discourses he delivered in Dublin in 1852, later appearing in the first part if his classic work, "The Idea of a University." John Henry Newman's university has done its work when its charges can reach outward and grasp the truth. The process goes beyond communication of knowledge to…

Case studies and historical notes are presented to suggest that the seemingly clear and familiar categories (including "college,""university,""public," and "private") carry legacies of complicated origins and connotations. According to conventional wisdom and popular belief, the typical state university is…

The history of US research universities during the first four decades of the twentieth century is examined. By the end of the 1920s the standard American university of 1910 had been transformed into a new pattern of professional uniformity and institutional diversity. (RM)

Explores how graduates of Cambridge University from 1851-1914 contributed expertise gained during their university years to British society, particularly the public sector in which they occupied many important positions. The term 'Naturals' refers to those who passed final exams in natural sciences and mathematics at Cambridge. (Author/DB)

In a discussion of the development of higher education in America, its European roots are traced to provide a historical perspective to some current issues. The paper examines the Renaissance, the Reformation, and the Enlightenment in relation to the influence that each of these historical periods had on the first colleges and universities in this…

Examines the development of liberal education throughout the Great Plains region of Canada and the United States during the 1930s and 1940s. Argues that western Canadian universities were more influenced by "general education" experiments and liberal-professional programs initiated at U.S. universities than by the 19th-century liberal…

Confronts the myth of mindless and irresponsible student participation in curriculum reform movements. Documents student involvement in the Harvard reform of general education. Shows that several student reports anticipated major aspects of the Redbook Plan for general education. Suggests that curricular reform make greater use of responsible…