How Harvard Became HARVARD

Harvard HGSE

In its nearly 400 years of existence, Harvard has been transformed from a tiny educational institution in a colonial outpost to the world’s most famous and envied university, and now, finds itself at the center of the federal government’s effort to remake higher education. How did this transformation take place? This course will explore this change, focusing on three interrelated themes: its students and their experiences; its role in the preservation, dissemination, and production of…