Introduction
Chapter I: Aydelotte Before Swarthmore: His Early Educational
Philosophies
Life Before Swarthmore
Aydelotte’s Convictions About Teaching English
Oxford Influences
Influences of the Research University Movement
American Higher Education Confronts Shifts in Student
Demographics
Recognition of Individual Differences and the Democracy Debate
Chapter II: Swarthmore College as Bully Pulpit to Advance National
Reform
Size and Personal Attention
Quaker Roots
Faculty and Board Commitment to Honors
Swarthmore History and Joseph Swain
Swarthmore’s Precarious Values Attract Aydelotte
Chapter III: Honors at Swarthmore: A Dress Rehearsal for National
Reform
Growing National Interest in Curricular Experimentation
The Nuts and Bolts of Honors at Swarthmore
Should Honors Be Universal?
Board Concerns About Honors
Ripple Effects Beyond Swarthmore
Insider Bias
Criticism
Chapter IV: Aydelotte Architects Model Campus Culture Sympathetic
to Honors
Changes to Admissions Standards
Social Life and Athletics
Women’s Fraternities at Swarthmore
Woodrow Wilson and Princeton’s Eating Clubs
Athletics
Alumni Reactions
Financial Improvement
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
About the Author
Ruth Shoemaker Wood is assistant dean for students at New York University.
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