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City on a hill : [electronic resource] testing the American dream at City College / James Traub.

By: Traub, James.
Material type: TextTextPublisher: Reading, Mass. : Addison-Wesley Pub. Co., c1994Description: viii, 371 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0201622270 :; 9780201622270.Subject(s): City University of New York. City College | Universities and colleges -- New York (State) -- New York -- Sociological aspects | Hoger onderwijsAdditional physical formats: Online version:: City on a hill.DDC classification: 378.747/1 Other classification: 81.80 Online resources: Free eBook from the Internet Archive | Additional information and access via Open Library
Contents:
The evolution of a great experiment -- The remedial underworld -- The struggle for hearts and minds -- Over the rainbow.
Summary: Traub examines the history and the present of City College which once produced a host of Ph.D.s and eight Nobel Laureates, but then relaxed admissions standards, matriculating freshmen with math and literacy skills at a junior-high-school level.
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"A William Patrick book."

Includes index.

The evolution of a great experiment -- The remedial underworld -- The struggle for hearts and minds -- Over the rainbow.

Traub examines the history and the present of City College which once produced a host of Ph.D.s and eight Nobel Laureates, but then relaxed admissions standards, matriculating freshmen with math and literacy skills at a junior-high-school level.

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