David O. Levine teaches history at the University of California, Los Angeles.

In a narrative that is intelligently presented, well organized, and swarming with information on a subject that deserves the attention given to it, the author skillfully describes how conservatives mouthed the platitudes of a liberal, democratic ethos of opportunity—the American Dream—and then acted effectively to delimit and structure the consequences.(History of Education Quarterly) Levine's book is a major achievement-one of the essential half-dozen volumes in the history of higher education in America.(Choice) For anyone interested in the history and future of American post-secondary education, this book offers an insightful foundation for understanding the competing tides of stability and change that have marked post-World War II higher education. It will inform both policymakers and historians about an overlooked, yet critical period in the uneasy evolution of American higher education institutions.(Harvard Educational Review)

David O. Levine teaches history at the University of California, Los Angeles.

In a narrative that is intelligently presented, well organized, and swarming with information on a subject that deserves the attention given to it, the author skillfully describes how conservatives mouthed the platitudes of a liberal, democratic ethos of opportunity—the American Dream—and then acted effectively to delimit and structure the consequences.(History of Education Quarterly) Levine's book is a major achievement-one of the essential half-dozen volumes in the history of higher education in America.(Choice) For anyone interested in the history and future of American post-secondary education, this book offers an insightful foundation for understanding the competing tides of stability and change that have marked post-World War II higher education. It will inform both policymakers and historians about an overlooked, yet critical period in the uneasy evolution of American higher education institutions.(Harvard Educational Review)

David O. Levine teaches history at the University of California, Los Angeles.

In a narrative that is intelligently presented, well organized, and swarming with information on a subject that deserves the attention given to it, the author skillfully describes how conservatives mouthed the platitudes of a liberal, democratic ethos of opportunity—the American Dream—and then acted effectively to delimit and structure the consequences.(History of Education Quarterly) Levine's book is a major achievement-one of the essential half-dozen volumes in the history of higher education in America.(Choice) For anyone interested in the history and future of American post-secondary education, this book offers an insightful foundation for understanding the competing tides of stability and change that have marked post-World War II higher education. It will inform both policymakers and historians about an overlooked, yet critical period in the uneasy evolution of American higher education institutions.(Harvard Educational Review)