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Nemeth, Julian – History of Education Quarterly, 2017
Sidney Hook set the terms of debate on Communism, higher education, and academic freedom in the postwar United States. His view that Communists lacked the independence necessary for teaching and research--a view forged in the heated debates of New York City's radical left in the 1930s--provided the rationale for firing Communist professors across…
Descriptors: Social Systems, Academic Freedom, Educational History, United States History
Washington Student Achievement Council, 2020
The COVID-19 crisis has upended life in the United States, extending well beyond health and safety concerns. Millions of Americans have faced financial instability as states have shut down their economies to curb the spread of the virus. As the COVID-19 crisis continues to unfold, drawing lessons from history on resilience and recovery can inform…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Higher Education, Economic Impact
Kwakye, Isaac; Kibort-Crocker, Emma – Washington Student Achievement Council, 2020
Spring 2020 marked the onset of one of the most tumultuous eras in recent memory. The rapid spread of COVID-19 wreaked havoc on communities across the globe, and in the U.S., the epicenter of the outbreak was located in Washington State. Beyond the immediate concerns around personal health and safety, COVID-19 produced a host of other issues that…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Higher Education, Economic Impact
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Dober, Richard P. – Planning for Higher Education, 2011
As physical evidence of institutional aspiration and achievement, ambition and accomplishment, campus heritage (broadly defined) has emerged as a major component in comprehensive campus planning and in devising a site-specific sense of place. Physical actions related to campus heritage include the renewal and/or repurposing of landmark…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Campuses, Universities, Memory
United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1902
After the Commissioner of Education's introduction, Volume 1 presents state school system statistics and a list of U.S. Bureau of Education publications. Chapters cover central European education; Ohio public school legislative history; school consolidation and pupil transportation; U.S. industrial education; educational pathology; formation of an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Schools, Educational Legislation, Student Transportation
Office of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1933
This Annual Report of the Secretary of the Interior for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 1933 includes the annual report from the Commissioner of Education. In the Commissioner's portion of this report, the following topics are covered: (1) Public School Administration; (2) Educational Legislation; (3) Statistics of Education; (4)…
Descriptors: United States History, Public Schools, Educational Administration, Economic Climate