Promotional Information

This is an engaging look at the role played by colleges and universities in World War II, the contributions they made to the war effort, and the impact of the war on higher education institutions.

Table of Contents

War Comes to America Army College Training Program Navy College Training Program Army Air Forces College Training Program Colleges Adjust to Wartime Military Training on Campus Defense Extension Programs Faculty and the War Impact of the War on Higher Education Selected Bibliography

About the Author

V. R. CARDOZIER is Professor of Higher Education and Director of the doctoral program in higher education at The University of Texas at Austin. In 1970, he was appointed vice president for academic affairs at the newly authorized University of Texas of the Permian Basin, where he later served as president from 1974-1982. He is the author of American Higher Education: An International Perspective (1987), numerous journal articles, and is the co-author and editor of the forthcoming volume Innovations in New Colleges and Universities.