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Privilege: Harvard and the Education of the Ruling Class
Now in paperback, the penetrating critique of elite universities and the culture of privilege they perpetuate Ross Gregory Douthat arrived at Harvard University in the fall of 1998 carrying an idealized vision of Ivy League life. But the Harvard of his dreams, an institution fueled by intellectual curiosity and entrusted with the keys to liberal education, never materialized. Instead, he found himself in a school rife with elitism and moneyed excess, an in… More >>
Privilege: Harvard and the Education of the Ruling Class
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WITS : A University in the Apartheid Era
The anti-apartheid struggle had many fronts. One such was fought on the campuses of the predominantly white English language universities and the historically black universities created by the apartheid regime and referred to derisively by their students as ‘bush colleges.’ The role of students, both black and white, in the anti-apartheid struggle has been somewhat undervalued, and many of them were indeed freedom fighters. In November 1986, a delegation from… More >>
WITS : A University in the Apartheid Era
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Technical Education and the State Since 1850: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
This book grew out of a conference on Education and the Labour Market held at Lancaster University in April 1987. This collection of essays is composed of some of the papers given at the conference and others added later covering the historical aspects of the subject. The contributors suggest that by looking at the history of technical education in this country it may be possible to suggest the role it has played in economic and social development and its limitation… More >>
Technical Education and the State Since 1850: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives
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Florence and Its University During the Early Renaissance
This text seeks to answer the question: why did the Florentine Republic keep a university in its capital city between 1385 and 1473 rather than follow the example of other Italian states in maintaining a university in a subject town? Based on a wide range of sources, the volume discloses that the University of Florence owed its survival to the support of the Florentine elite, especially the Medici family and its followers. It demonstrates the close ties between Univ… More >>
Florence and Its University During the Early Renaissance
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Queen’s University
The figure of Grant inevitably dominates this volume, but full recognition is given to other builders and preservers of Queen’s, notably William Snodgrass, the pilot who weathered the storms of the Sixties and Seventies, and Daniel Miner Gordon, who presided over the secularization of the university in the early years of this century. Outstanding scholars, teachers, and administrators such as Watson, Williamson, MacKerras, Macnaughton, Dupuis, Shortt, Cappon, Goodwi… More >>
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