William Whyte, "The University: A History in Stone, Silk, and Blood" (Harvard UP, 2026)

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We often idealize the university as a sanctuary for disinterested reason, where material concerns are set aside in favor of higher principles. Yet when we remember our own college experiences, what springs to mind are no...

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