{"product_id":"the-shaping-of-american-higher-education-isbn-9781394180899","title":"The Shaping of American Higher Education","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn updated analysis of the forces shaping contemporary higher education in America\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining historical perspective with in-depth coverage of current events, \u003ci\u003eThe Shaping of American Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e offers an authoritative account of the past, present, and future of higher education in the United States. Readers will gain a thorough understanding of trends in student access and equity, faculty professionalization, curricular expansion, institutional growth, college administration and governance, public and private funding, outcomes, and accountability. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuch has happened in American higher education since the 2nd edition of this text was published in 2009. This streamlined new edition discusses contemporary colleges and universities within a broader societal context characterized by political polarization, social fragmentation, and distrust of government and public institutions, and illustrates how twenty-first century institutions are grappling with issues related to diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice; responding to decades of state and local disinvestment by engaging in public-private partnerships and other entrepreneurial ventures; and shedding historical precedents to educate and train learners in new ways. The book concludes with predictions for the future and an analysis of the challenges and opportunities that await higher education leaders, faculty, students, and policymakers. Readers of \u003ci\u003eThe Shaping of American Higher Education \u003c\/i\u003ewill: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eGain an awareness of how history has shaped—and has been shaped by—institutions of higher education \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDevelop an in-depth understanding of current issues in colleges and universities, including student activism and free speech; declining numbers of full-time and tenured faculty; equity-driven approaches to teaching and learning; new pathways to degrees and non-degree credentials; increasingly complex governance and administrative structures; entrepreneurial approaches to revenue generation and fiscal sustainability; and heightened pressures for student and institutional accountability. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBenefit from a comprehensive analysis of how American higher education has evolved from the first colonial colleges to a complex system of liberal arts colleges, research universities, broad-access and Minority-Serving Institutions, community colleges, and for-profit institutions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Shaping of American Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e is required reading for higher education administrators, faculty, scholars, and policymakers and makes an excellent textbook for use in graduate and undergraduate courses on higher education. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Authors xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: A Framework for Studying the History of Higher Education 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Establishing the Collegiate Form in the Colonies: 1636–1789 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Diffusion of Small Colleges in the Emergent Nation: 1790–1869 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 University Transformation as the Nation Industrializes: 1870–1944 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Mass Higher Education in the Era of American Hegemony: 1945–1975 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Maintaining the Diverse System in an Era of Consolidation: 1976–1993 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Equity, Accountability, Distrust, and Disinvestment in the Contemporary Era: 1994–2023 425\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 605\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eName Index 639\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index 645\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eCARRIE B. KISKER \u003c\/b\u003eis president of Kisker Education Consulting and leads the Center for the Study of Community Colleges.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eARTHUR M. COHEN \u003c\/b\u003ewas professor of higher education at the University of California, Los Angeles from 1964 to 2004.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for THE SHAPING OF AMERICAN HIGHER EDUCATION, THIRD EDITION \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Shaping of American Higher Education, Third Edition, \u003c\/i\u003ecould not have come at a better time for faculty, staff, and students. Kisker expertly weaves American higher education’s nuanced history with the contemporary challenges that will no doubt shape its future.” \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e— Dr. Ashley Finley, \u003c\/b\u003eVice President of Research and Senior Advisor to the President, AAC\u0026amp;U  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An outstanding achievement. If you want to understand how American higher education works, and how it has worked and changed over time, read this book. Required reading for students and leaders of higher education and for all those who wish to truly understand our nation’s colleges and universities.” \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Jeremy C. Young, \u003c\/b\u003eProgram Director, Freedom to Learn, PEN America  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Carrie Kisker’s new edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Shaping of American Higher Education \u003c\/i\u003eenhances this classic’s long tradition of exceptional scholarship, clear presentation, and comprehensive coverage, and further confirms this work as essential reading for an understanding of the complicated trajectory of a fundamental American enterprise.” \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Dr. John V. Lombardi, \u003c\/b\u003ePresident Emeritus, University of Florida  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In \u003ci\u003eThe Shaping of American Higher Education, Third Edition, \u003c\/i\u003eCarrie Kisker honors Arthur Cohen’s legacy by showing us the antecedents of modern higher education and extends the work into a thorough and highly relevant discussion of profound change in the contemporary era. This volume is for intellectually curious scholars, leaders, and learners seeking historical insights and nuanced understanding of where we have been in order to advance higher education’s future.” \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e— Dr. Mark M. 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