Unpacking the History of Higher Education in the United States

This 4-week summer institute (1 residential week; 3 virtual weeks) is designed for faculty, advanced doctoral students, librarians, and archivists who teach or support courses on the history of higher education in the United States. Project scholars will introduce research on a range of topics — including why history matters, student activism, internationalization, community colleges, women, normal schools, policy, popular culture, slavery, HBCUs, HSIs, Tribal Colleges, and town-gown relationships — during interactive workshops. A robust Open Educational Resource (OER) on the history of higher education will facilitate teaching and learning nationally and participants will conduct research and contribute to this OER.