Differences in College Students

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Differences in College Students Experiences

• Early 20th Century

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Characterizing Universities at the Turn of the
Century

• Permanent financial base
• Role of the president
• Professionalization of the faculty
• Pedagogical innovations
• Rise of professional schools
• Curricular changes

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Black Colleges and Students

• 2nd Morrill Act, 1890
• Creation of black fraternities and sororities
• Black college rebellions over the curriculum
• Black students at predominantly white institutions

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Jewish Student Experiences

• Elite college concerns
• Need to cap enrollment
• Jewish fraternities created
• Insider v. outsider status

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Questions for Discussion

• Thelin states, The undergraduate culture
  included distinctive dress, argot, symbols and
  affiliations, and subscription to a collegiate
  code--often implicit yet clearly understood.
  What is the culture on todays college campuses?
• How is insider v. outsider status created on
  todays campuses? (how much differentiation is
  too much--whether in student organizations,
  campus activities, curriculum requirements, etc?)
• What does (should) changing access/enrollment
  mean for the mission of a college?

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