Provides a historical survey of, and examines critical issues in, the evolution of American higher education, beginning in the colonial era and extending to the present. This course explores the development of higher education through six major time periods. Within those time periods, a number of perspectives are considered, including the changing curriculum, the role of the faculty, the experience of the student, the progress of the institution, and other social and economic factors. Key milestones or landmark events are highlighted and studied in more depth.