By David Labaree, Edited by Sam Dresser
AN UNLIKELY TRIUMPH HOWTHE AMERICAN COLLEGE WENT FROM PITIFUL TO POWERFUL
seemed destined for obscurity. But by the second half of the 20th century, it had assumed a dominant position in the world market in higher education. Compared with peer institutions in other countries, it came to accumulate greater wealth, produce more scholarship, win more Nobel prizes, and attract a larger proportion of talented students and faculty. U.S. universities dominate global rankings.
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