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EDU 723: Colonial Colleges
Nassau HallPrinceton University
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Announcements Synthesis Essay Assignment descriptions (Canvas)
now include list of enduring questions you may select for
essays
Begin to think about research paper topicsIdentify issues of
interestConduct preliminary research to see what is out
thereSchedule an appointment to brainstorm/refine your idea
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Wednesday of this week; see Canvas Grades
See end of this slide show for information on the art from last
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Learning Objectives Identify the political, economic, and social
factors that shaped the form and function of colonial colleges.
Describe the distinctive features of colonial colleges.
Explain the role of religion in colonial colleges.
Describe the nature of colonial college efforts to educate
Native Americans.
Explain the nature of town/gown relations during the colonial
era.
Apply your knowledge of institutional mission during the
colonial college era to interpret the Harvard Laws of 1655.
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Readings1) Thelin: Introduction & Chapter 1
2) Wright, B. (2007). For the children of infidels. In H. S.
Wechsler, L.F. Goodchild, L. Eisenmann (Eds.), The History of
Higher Education (3rd ed.) ASHE Reader Series (pp. 101-111).
Boston, MA: Pearson. (Reprinted from American Indian Culture and
Research Journal, 1988, 12(3).)
3) Burton, J. (2005). Collegiate living and Cambridge justice:
Regulating the colonial Harvard student community in the eighteenth
century. In R. L. Geiger (Ed.), History of Higher Education Annual,
Volume 23 (pp.83 -105). New Brunswick, NJ: Transaction.
4) Primary Readings: a. Harvard Charter of 1650 b. A copy of the
Laws of Harvard College 1655 (Please read to p. 11)
College of New Jersey 1764
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Key Terms & People Vertical historyHorizontal history Saga
Harvard 1636/1650Phi Beta KappaEleazar Wheelcock
Eleazor Wheelcock
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Your History of Higher Education What is the saga of your
undergraduate institution?
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Additional ResourcesPhoto slide show of the 9 colonial colleges
Six Buildings that Shaped Harvard History (YouTube video produced
by Harvard)
History of Harvard
Harvard Archives
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Source: Cohen, A. M., & Kisker, C. B. (2010). The shaping of
American Higher Education: Emergence and growth of the contemporary
system. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass
Assignment: Discussion Leaders Reading Team 1: Quin &
MichelleReading Team 2: Keri and Noha
Discussion leaders collaborate on the development of 2
discussion questions that address important themes/objectives from
this weeks readings
Questions posted by 11:59pm Monday; separate thread for each
question
See sample discussion Thread for guidance on naming your
post
Review syllabus for guidance in the development of questions
Assignment: Everyone Everyone (including discussion leaders)
must respond to EACH of your assigned teams discussion questions at
least onceWelcome to respond to the other teams questions but you
will only be evaluated on responses to your assigned teamResponses
due by 11:59pm Friday, September 20
Medieval Art Show
Reading Medieval Religious Disputation 1240
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Meeting of doctors at the University of Paris
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Teaching at Paris, in late 14th-century
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Lecturing in a Medieval University by Laurentius De Voltolina
(14th Century).
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Peasants Revolt 1381
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The entry of some students in the Natio Germanica Bononiae,the
board of German students at Bologna; miniature of 1497.
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