Higher Education Resource Hub

Policy history and analysis

Preserving the record of higher education policy

Foundational documents, historical legislation, institution directories, and peer research shaping higher education in the United States and worldwide since 1828.

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President Lyndon B. Johnson seated at a desk signing the Higher Education Act as officials look on
President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Higher Education Act of 1965 at Southwest Texas State College, 8 November 1965. Photograph by Frank Wolfe, White House Photo Office. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

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Four standing sections. Each is maintained by hand and reviewed on a fixed cycle.

Policy & Legislation

Land grant acts, the GI Bill, the Higher Education Act, and the statutes that shaped the system.

Key Documents

Newman, the Yale Report of 1828, Eliot on the elective system, and the AAUP statement.

Directories

Land grant institutions, tribal colleges, sea grant programs, and assessment resources.

Research & AEQ

The Academic Exchange Quarterly archive, with full articles by author and institution.