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Dabney, Virginius – 1987
The history of two institutions, the Medical College of Virginia and the Richmond Professional Institute, which came together in 1968 to form Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), is presented. The Medical College of Virginia was established in 1838 (1988 marks VCU's 150th anniversary) as a branch of Hampden-Sydney College, but broke away in…
Descriptors: Administrators, College Administration, Educational History, Higher Education
Goodlad, John I., Ed.; And Others – 1990
This book utilizes 29 case histories of geographically and institutionally diverse teacher education programs to provide a comprehensive historical perspective on teacher education in the United States. The volume, organized into four parts, is further divided into nine chapters. "Part One: "Teacher Education: A Contemporary Perspective…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, College Segregation, Diversity (Institutional), Economic Factors
Levine, David O. – 1986
The emergence of the U.S postsecondary institution as a central economic, social, and cultural institution during 1915-1940 is traced. The complexity of the functions of education in the egalitarian and technocratic society of the United States is also addressed. Attention is directed to: developments during and after World War I, the expansion of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Agricultural Education, Business Administration Education, College Admission
