World War I Era
- 1914 Smith-Lever Act
- 1914-18 WWI
- 1920 Vocational Rehabilitation Act
- 1929 George-Reed Act
- 1933 Civilian Conservation Corps
World War II Era
The Collegiate school in Connecticut, (eventually Yale University) established in 1701 for the purpose of training clergy and political leaders.
- 1939-45 WWII
- 1944 GI Bill
- 1947 Truman Commission Report
- 1949 Clarke-McNary Amendment
The Land-Grant Act established a partnership between the federal government and the states. The states were allowed to sell public lands to establish collegiate programs in such "useful arts" as agriculture, mechanics, mining, and military instruction (Thelin, J. 2004, p. 76).
Volatile Years
- 1954 Brown vs. Board of Education
- 1958 National Defense Education Act
- 1961 Affirmative Action
- 1961-63 Vocational Education Act
- 1964 Civil Rights Act
- 1965-66 Higher Education Act
- 1965-66 Sea Grant Act
1800's Period of Many Firsts in Higher Education
- 1837 Mount Holyoke Female Seminary established by Mary Lyon as the first college for women in the U.S.
- 1837 African Institute- the oldest institution of higher learning for American Americans
- 1849 Elizabeth Blackwell- first woman to graduate from medical school, pioneer in the education of women in medicine
- 1883 Oberlin College- first coeducational college
1867
Rights for Native Americans
Department of Education Established
- 1968 The Navajo Community College Act
- 1969 The National Indian Education Association (NIEA) was formed
Timeline of American Higher Education
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April 11, 2016
- Helped to establish effective school systems
- Government oversight
- 1970 Carnegie Classification
- 1972 Title IX
- 1972 Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
- 1984 Perkins Vocational Education Act
- 1990-91 Americans with Disabilities Act
- 1993 Direct Lending
- 2001 Community Colleges Celebrate 100 Years of Service
1607- First permanent British colony established-
1647- The Massachusetts Law of 1647 is passed-
1701 Yale University
1746 Princeton
1754 Columbia
1764 Brown
1766 Rutgers
1769 Dartmouth
Every town of at least 50 families would hire school master to teach the children to read and write; towns with 100 families would hire a Latin teacher to prepare students to attend Harvard College.
1751 Benjamin Franklin helps to establish the first "English Academy" in Philadelphia, ultimately becomes the University of Pennsylania
John Locke publishes his Essay concerning Human Understanding which conveys his belief that the human mind is a tabula rasa or blank slate, at bith and knowledge is derived through experience, rather than innate ideals as was believed by many at the time. Locke's views concerning the mind and learning greatly influence American education (Sass, E., 2016, n.p.).
Harvard College
Founded 1636
Established in Newton (later renamed Cambridge), Massachusetts (Rudolph, 1990)
2001- No Child Left Behind Act
- 1640 Henry Dunster becomes President. He teaches the courses himself.
- Formerly The Collegiate School in Connecticut
College of William & Mary
Founded 1693
- Williamsburg, VI
- Chartered 1693
- Founded by Virginia government
- Named after King William III and Queen Mary II
Thomas Jefferson
- 1776- Helped to Write the Declaration of Independence
- 1779-Proposed a two-track educational system with different tracks for the "laboring and the learned"
- 1819-Founded The University of Viriginia
Important Periods in American Higher Education
- The Colonial Era
- The Great Awakening
- Revolutionary Era
- World War I Era
- World War II Era
- Volatile Years
- Reform Years
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