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Peer reviewedHeyl, Barbara Sherman – American Sociologist, 1990
Traces the history of the sociology department at Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, from its position as a top department in the 1950s and 1960s to its decline in the 1970s, and termination in the 1990s. Criticizes the administration for allowing the department's prominence to decline. Maintains that the closure will hurt all social…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, General Education, Higher Education, History
