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THE TRANSFORMATION OF HARVARD, 1870-1930 (G532)

G – History

Why did Harvard evolve from a small college to a major research university? Within 60 years, the oldest college in America transformed itself. So did many other colleges, but Harvard was the pacesetter, the model others emulated. What emerged by 1930 stayed in place, but as recent headlines reveal, research universities are not invulnerable.

This offering meets for a total of 5 session(s).

INSTRUCTOR: Robert Hampel

HAMPEL, ROBERT — B.A., Yale; Ph.D., Cornell. Taught at the University of Delaware from 1985 to 2022 and twice served as director of the School of Education. Bob is the author or editor of six books and 65 articles on 19th and 20th century American history, including several essays on Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Columbia. (G532)

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