Why Living in College Dorms Is an American Rite of Passage
Since the 17th Century, Educators Have Designed Housing to Create ‘Morally Conscious Citizens’
Zócalo’s editors are diving into our archives and throwing it back to some of our favorite pieces. This week: For many years, American college residence halls were organized to keep groups of students apart. They evolved to become more democratic and egalitarian, author Carla Yanni explains.
The residence hall in the United States has come to mark the threshold between childhood and adulthood, housing young people during a transformational time in their lives. When parents drop their kids off at college, do they pose in …