In his classic book When Dreams and Heroes Died Arthur Levine changed the way college students in America were perceived. Now he turns his vision to the college student of the 1990s. This comprehensive and engagingly readable portrait of traditional age college students in the 1990s is essential reading for anyone involved in higher education and is of great interest to anyone concerned with this generation. The authors discuss politics -- on campus and off -- multiculturalism, attitudes towards personal and academic life, and describe the research that forms the basis for their portrayal of college students in the 1990s.

Today's undergraduates, older and more diverse, have been shaped by different political and social events. This book challenges the effectiveness of traditional teaching methods and offers recommendations for meeting the needs of today's students. In addition, it offers a heartening look at the return to activism by this new generation of students.