1945 - 1975

•Mass Higher Education Era

•The GI Bill repercussions included an influx of ill-defined, proprietary schools.

•Racial segregation in public institutions was ended after the Supreme Court ruled in “Brown vs. Board of Education” in 1954. 

•Empire State was formed in 1971 to attract distance learners and adult learners were flocking to classes offered by libraries and such. 

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Harper, S. R., & Jackson, J. F. (2011). Introduction to American higher education. New York: Routledge.