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Contributions to this timeline were made by the Group 1:

 

James Reidy, Generations 1-3

Sheyna Arthur, Generations 4-6

Michelle Hahn, Generations 7 &8

Danielle Shiffler, Generations 9 &10

Web Site created by H Dea Black

 

 

Resources: Generations 1-3

 

Altbach, P. G., Berdahl, R. O., & Gumport, P. J. (2005). American Higher

Education in the Twenty-First Century (2nd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.

 

Brubacher, J. S., & Rudy, W. (1997). Higher Education in Transition: A History of

American Colleges and Universities (4th ed.). New Brunswick: Transaction Publishers.

 

Princeton University (1995). Princeton’s History.  Retrieved January 24, 2006

from the Princeton University website: http://www.princeton.edu/pr/pub/ph/05/03.htm 

 

The College of William and Mary. Historical Facts: 1618-1699.  Retrieved

January 24, 2006 from The College of William and Mary website: http://www.wm.edu/vitalfacts/seventeenth.php

 

The President and Fellows of Harvard University (2005). The Early History of

Harvard University. Retrieved January 24, 2006 from the Harvard University website: http://www.news.harvard.edu/guide/intro/ 

 

Vaille, F. O., & Clark, H. A. (1875). The Harvard Book: A Series of Historical,

Biographical, and Descriptive Sketches. Retrieved January 23, 2006 from the Harvard University website: http://pds.harvard.edu:8080/pdx/servlet/pds?id=2573632

 

Wikipedia (2006). Yale University. Retrieved January 23, 2006 from the

Wikipedia website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yale_University

 

Yale University. Yale’s History. Retrieved January 24, 2006 from the Yale

University website: http://www.yale.edu/about/history.html 

 

 

Resources: Generations 4 - 6

 

            Altbach, P. G., Berdahl, R. O., & Gumport, P. J. (2005). American Higher

Education in the Twenty-First Century (2nd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press.

 

            Brubacher, J. S., & Rudy, W. (1997). Higher Education in Transition: A          History of American Colleges and Universities (4th ed.). New Brunswick:      Transaction    Publishers.

           

            Higher Education Resource Hub. Land-Grant Act, History & Institutions..       Retrieved January 25, 2006 from Higher Education Resource Hub          Website:        

            http://www.higher-ed.org/resources/morrill_acts.htm

 

 

            National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges. The       105 Land-Grant Colleges & Universities.  Retrieved January 25, 2006 from       the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges     website:

      http://www.nasulgc.org/publications/Land_Grant/Schools.htm

 

 

            Purdue University. About Purdue University.  Retrieved

January 26, 2006 from Purdue University website:

      http://www.purdue.edu/Purdue/about/index.html

 

Resources:  Generation 7 & 8

 

Altbach, Philip G., Berdahl, Robert O. & Gumport, Patricia J.  (2005).  American Higher          Education in the Twenty-First Century: Social, Political, and Economic Challenges (2nd ed.).     Baltimore:  Johns Hopkins University Press.

 

Bennett, Michael J.  (1996).  When dreams came true:  the GI Bill and the making of modern America.  Washington, D.C.:  Brassey’s.

 

Evangelauf, Jean.  (1993).  Big Increase in High School Graduates Seen.  Retrieved January 23, 2006, from The Chronicle of Higher Education website:  http://chronicle.com/che-data/articles.dir/articles-40.dir/issue-08.dir/08a04201.htm

 

Goodchild, Lester F.  (1999).  Transformations of the American College Ideal:  Six Historic Ways of Learning.  New Directions for Higher Education, 105, 7-15. 

 

Gulland, Molly, Robinton, Andrew & Stabler, Penn.  (2002).  Tracking the Tiger: A history of Ivy League academics and athletics.  Retrieved from Princeton University website:  http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2002/11/07/news/6243.shtml#continue.

 

Hill, Bob & Fincke, Alanna.  (n.d.).  125 Years in the Life of Syracuse University.  Retrieved January 24, 2006, from Syracuse University web site:  http://www.syr.edu/aboutsu/chronology/1931.html

 

Knable, Thomas.  (n.d.).  Why are Baby Boomers Returning to College?  Retrieved January 26, 2006, from http://adulted.about.com/cs/studiesstats1/a/boomers.htm.

 

Light, Paul C.  (1988).  Baby Boomers.  New York:  W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.

 

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.  (n.d.).  The GI Bill:  From Roosevelt to Montgomery.  Retrieved January 23, 2006, from http://www.gibill.va.gov/education/GI_Bill.htm

 

 

Resources: Generation 9 & 10

 

Altbach book

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