The Wonderful World of College Brochures

• Published in: Academe Vol. 89; no. 4; pp. 34 - 36
• Main Author: Many, Paul
• Format: Magazine Article Trade Publication Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington American Association of University Professors 01.07.2003
• Subjects: Admission Criteria; Brochures; Campuses; Carrey, Jim; College Choice; College Faculty; College Students; Colleges; Colleges & universities; Computers; Higher Education; Languages; Lewis, Jerry; Music Education; School campuses; Istanbul Turkey; Turkey; United Kingdom > UK; New Mexico; United States > US; Arctic region; England; New York City New York

In this article, the author presents the top ten things he has learned about U.S. colleges from colorful college brochures: (1) They are all located in New England in the fall; (2) At least one neo-Georgian building, glimpsed through heavy vegetation, dominates the campus; (3) Small groups of studen...