1st Edition
Testing the Elite Yale College in the Revolutionary Era, 1740–1815
By David Wilock
Copyright 2024
138 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
138 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
138 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This volume explores the extent to which the Revolutionary period (1740–1815) impacted the faculty, students and institutional life of Yale College and how those changes shed insight into the nature of the American Revolution itself as a conservative or radical event. Throughout the eighteenth century, Yale continued a tradition of producing individuals who would perpetuate the economic and... Read more
1. The Presidents of Yale
2. The Backbone of Yale: Staff, Faculty and Curriculum and Instruction
3. Resisting Regimentation: The Yale College Student Experience
Conclusion: Yale at the Dawn of the Nineteenth Century
Biography
David Wilock is the head of the Social Studies Department at Wilton High School (CT), where he also teaches. He is also affiliated with UCONN through their ECE program. His primary research interest is revolutionary America and the development of the nation during that period.
