Higher education in the United States has evolved significantly from its colonial roots. Religious denominations prepared students for the clergy and civic leadership, today 's students can be found in wide variety of fields such as the sciences, arts, or social services. Higher education has also evolved in the area of access, formerly a bastion of the white male privileged elite, today 's campuses are dotted with students of varying ages and ethnic backgrounds.Higher education’s evolution in America can point to many major areas of change, governance, curriculum, funding, diversity and content delivery.
Birthed in medieval Europe the early college 's curriculum consisted of the trivium – grammar, law, and rhetoric. There were schools …show more content…
Higher education still remained the domain of the upper-class white male. The Serviceman Readjustment Act or GI Bill would help to change that. This bill saw the elimination of the barrier of cost in higher education as the federal government with the purpose of easing the transition of returning veterans, paid for the tuition of the returning servicemen. Spurred on by media coverage of the veterans experiences on college campuses many Americans views on college began to change and college came to be viewed as a way to gain access to the middle class which was different from the pre-war outlook that college was only for the middle class. Building on the successes of the GI Bill The Truman Commission of 1947 outlined and specified a direction for more access and diversification in higher education. Many students during this period in higher education used their voices to cry out against injustices of the time aimed at marginalized groups and challenged institutions as to their purpose. Documents such as The Port Huron Statement asked higher education a question, were colleges training students to follow the orders of dominant minority or where they challenging students thoughts and encouraging debate to prepare the student to facilitate change in
Birthed in medieval Europe the early college 's curriculum consisted of the trivium – grammar, law, and rhetoric. There were schools …show more content…
Higher education still remained the domain of the upper-class white male. The Serviceman Readjustment Act or GI Bill would help to change that. This bill saw the elimination of the barrier of cost in higher education as the federal government with the purpose of easing the transition of returning veterans, paid for the tuition of the returning servicemen. Spurred on by media coverage of the veterans experiences on college campuses many Americans views on college began to change and college came to be viewed as a way to gain access to the middle class which was different from the pre-war outlook that college was only for the middle class. Building on the successes of the GI Bill The Truman Commission of 1947 outlined and specified a direction for more access and diversification in higher education. Many students during this period in higher education used their voices to cry out against injustices of the time aimed at marginalized groups and challenged institutions as to their purpose. Documents such as The Port Huron Statement asked higher education a question, were colleges training students to follow the orders of dominant minority or where they challenging students thoughts and encouraging debate to prepare the student to facilitate change in