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John Thelin Recognized by Forbes for a 'Best Book of the Year'

John Thelin
John Thelin

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Dec. 17, 2019) — John Thelin, a university research professor in the University of Kentucky College of Education Department of Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation, was recognized by Forbes Magazine for writing one of the 10 best books of the year on higher education. His book, the third edition of “A History of American Higher Education," features an additional chapter, “Prominence and Problems: American Higher Education Since 2010,” which goes into detail about the last decade in higher education. 

Published by Johns Hopkins University Press, the book explores American higher education from its founding in the 17th century to its struggle to innovate and adapt in the first decades of the 21st century. Thelin demonstrates the experience of going to college has been central to American life for generations of students and their families. Drawing from archival research, along with the pioneering scholarship of leading historians, Thelin raises profound questions about what colleges are — and what they should be.

Thelin has other published books including “Essential Documents in the History of American Higher Education” and “Going to College in the Sixties.”

For more information about Thelin’s work or the College of Education, visit https://education.uky.edu/profile/john-thelin/.

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