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1917 BCE
World War I and the Colleges
World War I received great support from the University presidents. The extent of college attendance loss ranged from 10 percent to 40% in one year (Thelin, 2011). The varying degrees of college enrollee participation impacted the college survival greatly (Thelin, 2011). In 1917 President Woodrow Wilson created the Student Army Training Corps which quickly established a government funded on campus training program for cadets and officers (Thelin, 2011). -
1906 BCE
Intercollegiate Sports
Intercollegiate Sports flourished from the focus of character and teamwork that were highlighted in the “collegiate ideal.” (Thelin, 2011). Intercollegiate sports began as friendly competition between students. The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) was established in 1906 to organize competition for the various sports and colleges. The NCAA became most governing establishment organizing collegiate and amateur sports in America and possibly the world (Washington, 2009). -
1900 BCE
Association of American Universities
The United States did not have many institutions that were considered legitimate universities between 1880 and 1990. At this time the focus was on building universities, however most ads dealt with desires of future colleges rather than dealing with what colleges actually were (Thelin, 2011). In 1900 presidents from 14 universities formed the Association of American Universities to promote higher standards and put U.S. universities on an equal footing with their European counterparts. -
1895 BCE
The “Collegiate Ideal” and Black Colleges.
Black colleges were founded in the north before the end of the Civil War (1865 and 1910 (Thelin & Gasman, 2003). In1890 the Second Morrill Act of 1890, created the historically black colleges and universities (Eds Resource.com, 2017) that offered studies in agriculture and the mechanical arts. Northern Black colleges were opened by free Blacks and abolitionists and funded by northern charitable institutions, black churches, and state & federal agencies (Thelin, & Gasman, 2003). -
1890 BCE
Women’s Colleges
Women’s colleges between 1880 and 1920s became very popular structures of higher education in the U.S. (Thelin, 2011). Most colleges received hearty donations and large amounts of female students from wealthy families. These elite colleges created curriculum and culture entirely different from the male college. The self-assured, prosperous, poised young women brought wealth, academic preparation and social grace to the universities thus setting the tone for university behavior (Thelin, 2011). -
1880 BCE
Women and Coeducation
In order to provide equal education opportunity some traditional male colleges began to enroll women. Treatment however, was not equal in the beginning. Although women paid the same as men, women were excluded from many activities, organizations and student government (Thelin, 2011). The faculty discouraged women from enrolling in certain fields of studies. Women rose up against this injustice by forming their own coalition called the Association Of Women Students (Thelin, 2011). -
References
Eds.resource.com. (2017, January 31.) Education History Timeline. Retrieved from http://www.eds-resources.com/educationhistory
timeline.html#1800
Thelin, J. R. (2011). A history of American higher education (2nd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. -
References
Thelin, J. R., & Gasman, M. (2003). Historical overview of American higher education. Student services: A handbook for the profession, 4, 3-22. Retrieved from https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr
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