The Emergence of the American University

The Emergence of the American University is a non-fiction book in the history of education by Laurence R. Veysey, published in the 1965 by University of Chicago Press. It "trac[es] the development of the modern American university during its formative years from 1865 to 1910".[1] It is based on and shortened from Veysey's doctoral dissertation.[2]

Deemed "a major contribution to the history and sociology of American education" when first published,[3] the book continues to garner attention decades after its publication. Kevin Carey says "Fifty years later, the ideas Veysey developed in two years of white-hot scholarly intensity continue to shape our basic understanding of academe."[4]

Christopher Loss called it the "founding text" "for historians interested in tracking the organization, production, and consumption of knowledge in the United States", introducing a 2005 special issue.[5] This 2005 special issue of History of Education Quarterly contains an introduction and 6 essays reflecting on the book, along with an obituary of Veysey, who died in 2004.[6]

References

  1. Braeman, John. (1967). Review of The Emergence of the American University. The Journal of Higher Education, 38(3), 172–174.
  2. Hangartner, Carl A. (1966) Veysey, Laurence R. The Emergence of the American University (Book Review) Manuscripta, 10(3):185-186
  3. Rudolph, Frederick, (1966) review of The Emergence of the American University, Journal of American History, 53 (3):616–617.
  4. Meet the Man Who Wrote the Greatest Book About American Higher Ed by Kevin Carey OCTOBER 29, 2015, Chronicle of Higher Education
  5. Loss, Christopher P. (2005). Introduction: Laurence R. Veysey's The Emergence of the American University. History of Education Quarterly, 45(3), 405–406.
  6. Table of Contents, History of Education Quarterly, Fall 2005

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