The Flexner Report
Medical evaluation in the United States and Canada bulletin #4
http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/eLibrary/docs/flexner_report.pdf
Yale Report
Excerpts of the Yale Report, composed in 1828
http://www.higher-ed.org/resources/Yale_Report.htm
Yale 1828 Curriculum Report
A large PDF of the 1828 Yale Report
http://www.higher-ed.org/resources/Yale/1828_curriculum.pdf
The Morrill Land Grant Acts
Information about the 1862 Land-Grant Act which gave federal land to states to help pay for agriculture colleges
http://www.higher-ed.org/resources/morrill_acts.htm
ThePhilosophy of Liberal Education
The philosophy of liberal education, compiled by Andrew Chrucky
http://www.ditext.com/libed/libed.html
Smith-Lever Act
Learn about the Smith-Lever act, a compliment to the Land-Grant act of 1862
http://www.higher-ed.org/resources/smith.htm
Bankhead-Jones Act
The Bankhead-Jones also provided land to states to provide for agricultural education
http://www.higher-ed.org/resources/bankhead.htm
Sea Grant Act
Information about the Sea Grant, providing states with a way to provide marine education to their citizens
http://www.higher-ed.org/resources/sea_grant.htm
GI Bill
Information about the GI Bill of
June 22, 1944 (Servicemen's Readjustment Act)
http://www.higher-ed.org/resources/GI_bill.htm
Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963
Information about the Facilities Act of 1963, a bill to provide higher education facilities
http://www.higher-ed.org/resources/facilities_bill.htm
Higher Education Act of November 8, 1965
Focused on strenghtening the educational resources of our colleges and universities and to provide financial assistance to students in postsecondary and higher education.
http://www.higher-ed.org/resources/HEA.htm
1998 Amendments to the Higher Education Act
Amendments extending the programs of the Higher Education Act of 1965
http://www.ed.gov/policy/highered/leg/hea98/index.html
Carnegie Classification of Institutions
The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education
http://www.carnegiefoundation.org/classifications/
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
Information about the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act as amended on Nov. 21, 1996
http://regweb.unc.edu/official/FERPA/FERPA.html
CampusCrime: Clery Act and Legislative History
Information about the Clery Act, requiring colleges and universities to disclose crime statistics
http://campussafety.org/congress/cleryhistory.html
TheYale Corporation Charter and Legislation
(PDF)
http://www.higher-ed.org/resources/Yale/charter_legislation.pdf
Reporton University Reorganization
Committee On Educational Policy of the Yale Corporation, March 17, 1919(PDF)
http://www.higher-ed.org/resources/Yale/report_univ1919.pdf
A Repository for Primary Sources
(at the University of Idaho)
http://www.uidaho.edu/special-collections/Other.Repositories.html
