Old Main: Small Colleges in Twenty-First Century America Hardcover - 2005
by Samuel Schuman
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On a substantial number of small college campuses in the United States today, there is a venerable building, usually brick, often Victorian, which is known as "Old Main."
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This original 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 and then focuses on their current conditions and future possibilities.
"Schuman is an ardent proponent of small colleges, and his devotion and passion are apparent in every chapter of this work. The work is also brilliantly written and thoroughly convincing."--Education Review
"An important book . . . Paints a rich picture of the exceptional things small colleges can do."--Academe
"Researchers, faculty, and administrators interested in small colleges will find suggestions for further research and discussion about the many challenges that small colleges face today."--Review of Higher Education
"Interesting reading. The extensive information Schuman provides gives us a picture of contemporary American small colleges."--Journal of Higher Education
Samuel Schuman is Chancellor Emeritus of the University of Minnesota, Morris. He is the author of Cyril Tourneur: A Reference Guide, The Theatre of Fine Devices: Emblems and the Emblematic in the Plays of John Webster, and Vladimir Nabokov: A Reference Guide.
From the jacket flap
This original 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 and then focuses on their current conditions and future possibilities.
Schuman is an ardent proponent of small colleges, and his devotion and passion are apparent in every chapter of this work. The work is also brilliantly written and thoroughly convincing.--Education Review
An important book . . . Paints a rich picture of the exceptional things small colleges can do.--Academe
Researchers, faculty, and administrators interested in small colleges will find suggestions for further research and discussion about the many challenges that small colleges face today.--Review of Higher Education
Interesting reading. The extensive information Schuman provides gives us a picture of contemporary American small colleges.--Journal of Higher Education
Samuel Schuman is Chancellor Emeritus of the University of Minnesota, Morris. He is the author of Cyril Tourneur: A Reference Guide, The Theatre of Fine Devices: Emblems and the Emblematic in the Plays of John Webster, and Vladimir Nabokov: A Reference Guide.
--Ann Raia, College of New Rochelle "Education Review"Details
- Title Old Main: Small Colleges in Twenty-First Century America
- Author Samuel Schuman
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 1st Edition
- Pages 280
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, Maryland
- Date June 20, 2005
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9780801880926 / 0801880920
- Weight 1.18 lbs (0.54 kg)
- Dimensions 9.26 x 6.46 x 0.94 in (23.52 x 16.41 x 2.39 cm)
- Ages 22 to UP years
- Grade levels 17 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Small colleges - United States, Small colleges - United States - History
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004022998
- Dewey Decimal Code 378.154
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