Description: American in focus, international in scope, the only comprehensive encyclopedia on the experience of women in higher education.

Women now outnumber men in U.S. college enrollment. Among minority groups, the percentage of women is even greater. Since 1970, the percentage of women students, faculty, and administrators has risen exponentially. How is this influx of women influencing higher education from community colleges to Ivy League universities? And how is this involvement in higher education changing women's lives?
-- 100+ entries
-- 120 eminent contributors
-- 9 thematic sections providing an overview and A -- Z entries
-- Cross-references and a bibliography at the end of each entry
-- General bibliography
-- Appendix of resources in women's studies

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