A growing proportion of the producers of American belles-lettres belong to the academic guild. The private patrons of writers of earlier periods have few counterparts today, and colleges and universities have taken over and enlarged the function they performed: to give writers both the wherewithal for living and a habitat, thus performing a haven…

A historical review of higher education is offered, with mention made of particular individual contributors in the field. The significance of the historical continuum is related to the function of post-secondary education. It is suggested that colleges and universities perform many functions for society, including educating students, investigating…

The study of education in general is discussed by the first David Jacks Professor of Higher Education, followed by a review of the concept of the study of higher education. The author's own introductory course on American Higher Education at Stanford University is described, which includes criticisms of higher education, the history of higher…