Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS vii
4. INTRODUCTION 1
5. 1. The Evolution of American Colleges 11
6. 2. Faculty Attitudes toward Undergraduate Education 31
7. 3. Purposes 58
8. 4. Learning to Communicate 82
9. 5. Learning to Think 109
10. 6. Building Character 146
11. 7. Preparation for Citizenship 172
12. 8. Living with Diversity 194
13. 9. Preparing for a Global Society 225
14. 10. Acquiring Broader Interests 255
15. 11. Preparing for a Career 281
16. 12. Improving the Quality of Undergraduate Education 310
17. Afterword to the Paperback Edition 345
18. Notes 361
19. Index 411