Old Main Small Colleges in Twenty-First Century America

Author/creator Schuman, Samuel Author
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBaltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press
Description280 p. ill 09.000 x 06.000 in.
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Summary Annotation <p>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&mdash;whether through low enrollment, ballooning debt, or simple misfortune&mdash;face uncertain futures. </p><p>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. <i>Old Main</i> is an essential book for anyone who shares Schuman's conviction that small colleges occupy a central place in American higher education.</p>
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LCCN 2004022998
ISBN9780801880926
ISBN0801880920 (Trade Cloth) Active Record
Standard identifier# 9780801880926
Stock number00014051

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