Charles W. Eliot, President of Harvard University, 1869–1901

Summary

This two volume biography chronicles the long presidency of Charles W. Eliot, who transformed Harvard from a small college into a modern research university. The author, a son of the philosopher William James, examines Eliot's reforms of the curriculum, the elective system, and professional education. The book stands as a detailed record of how one administrator reshaped American higher learning.