Assignment:
Create a timeline of five or more significant events and/or topics that you find interesting and that influenced higher education from 1880 to 1920. In addition, please provide a brief summary for each of your significant events and topics.
For example, one significant event could include the Quest for the Great American University, which occurred when 14 university presidents from institutions such as Harvard, Cornell, and Johns Hopkins met to form the Association of American Universities. Another significant event during this time frame was philanthropy on a large scale. This was significant because it was the first time universities had a permanent financial base.
A few topics you may want to explore are:
a. Intercollegiate Sports
b. Women's Colleges
c. Women and Coeducation
d. The "Collegiate Ideal" and Black Colleges
e. World War I and the Colleges