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Direct linkThomas, James W.; Foster, Holly Ann – History of Education Quarterly, 2020
As colleges and universities respond to the COVID-19 outbreak, many in the media call it "unprecedented." This is not the first time that institutions of higher education have had to respond to an epidemic, however. A historical review of college and university reactions to illnesses such as yellow fever and the 1918 influenza pandemic…
Descriptors: Educational History, Disease Incidence, Higher Education, Educational Change
Peer reviewedWebster, David S. – History of Education Quarterly, 1984
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)
Descriptors: Colleges, Educational History, Educational Quality, Higher Education
Peer reviewedAxtell, James – History of Education Quarterly, 1971
A brief history of college and university development in the United States. (RA)
Descriptors: Colleges, Educational History, Higher Education, Universities
Peer reviewedHawkins, Hugh – History of Education Quarterly, 1971
A survey of how early university presidents viewed the colleges. (Author)
Descriptors: College Administration, Colleges, Educational History, Presidents
