The Shaping of American Higher Education: Emergence and Growth of the Contemporary System, 2nd Edition

The Authors

Arthur M. Cohen is professor emeritus of higher education at??UCLA, editor-in-chief of New Directions for Community Colleges, and coauthor of The American Community College, Fifth Edition?? from Jossey-Bass.

Carrie B. Kisker??is an editor, researcher, and educational consultant in Los Angeles. She has taught courses on the history of higher education and on citizenship, leadership, and service, and is the

former managing editor of New Directions for Community Colleges.