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Geiger (emeritus, higher education, Pennsylvania State Univ.; The History of American Higher Education) presents a comprehensive analysis of multiple developments in American higher education over the past 70 years, highlighting three key factors. Most important was massive economic growth, which allowed many more Americans opportunities for education and social mobility. Low-income students, students of color, and women had access to college, facilitated by the emergence of a tri-level structure of public institutions including flagship resea...Log In or Sign Up to Read More