Old Main by Samuel Schuman

Old Main by Samuel Schuman

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-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; then focuses on their current conditions and future possibilities. Administrators, faculty, and researchers will appreciate Schuman's insight into institutional choices and their consequences. Old Main is an essential book for anyone who shares Schuman's conviction that small colleges occupy a central place in American higher education.

This is not a conventional study of small colleges.. In the tradition of a true liberal arts scholar, he invites thoughtful dialogue, challenges academic tradition, and persuades readers to explore alternatives. Hancock Record 2005 Interesting reading. The extensive information Schuman provides gives us a picture of contemporary American small colleges. -- Peter A. Lamal Journal of Higher Education 2006 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. -- Lois Calian Trautvetter Review of Higher Education 2006 An important book for small-college people... Paints a rich picture of the exceptional things small colleges can do. -- Charles Blaich Academe 2006 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. After reading this work, the reader will possess a new found appreciation for these institutions of higher education and an understanding of their vital role. -- Matthew Church Education Review 2006

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.

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ISBN 13	9780801880926
ISBN 10	0801880920
Title	Old Main
Author	Samuel Schuman
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Johns Hopkins University Press
Year published	2005-09-19
Number of pages	280
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