At the time of its publication in 1923, Charles Homer Haskins' The Rise of Universities was considered remarkable for its erudition, succinctness, and balance.

In his introduction to this new edition, Wolff expands upon his original speculations to argue in substantive detail for the liberating potential of the liberal arts.

In undertaking a historical survey of national education endeavors, this volume clarifies the contexts of current problems and inadequacies.

At the time of its publication in 1923, Charles Homer Haskins' The Rise of Universities was considered remarkable for its erudition, succinctness, and balance.

Wolff (philosophy, U. Mass.) first published the book reprinted here in 1969 with Beacon Press. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Wolff (philosophy, U. Mass.) first published the book reprinted here in 1969 with Beacon Press. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

At the time of its publication in 1923, Charles Homer Haskins' The Rise of Universities was considered remarkable for its erudition, succinctness, and balance.

Flexiner’s Universities was the big book on higher education when it was first published in 1930 and continued to be such until the appearance of Robert Maynard Hutchins’ The Higher Learning in America in 1936.

The timelessness of The Academic Man will make it a valuable resource for students, professors, university administrators, and sociologists.

Cameron Fincher, in his new opening for the book, notes that "Publication of Howard Bowen's Investment in Learning was like a break in a long summer drought. . .