Copyright © 1998 by Zachary Karabell. Published by Basic Books, A Member of the Perseus Books Group All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. No part of this book may be reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written per- mission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. For information, address Basic Books, 10 East 53rd Street, New York, NY 10022-5299. Designed by Rachel Hegarty Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Karabell, Zachary. What's college for?: the struggle to define American higher education / Zachary Karabell. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p.) and index. ISBN 0-465-09152-0 1. Education, Higher-Aims and objectives- United States. 2. Education, Higher-Social aspects- United States. 3. Education, Humanistic-United States. 4. College students-United States- Attitudes. 5. Teacher-student relationships-United States. I. Title. LA227.4.K37 1998 378.73--dc21 98-30874 CIP 98 99 00 01 / RRD 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 -iv- |