Bernard C. Steiner’s study examines the history of university education in Maryland, focusing on the Johns Hopkins University in its early years from 1876 to 1891, with supplementary notes on university extension and the future of higher education. Johns Hopkins was a pioneering institution that introduced the German model of the research university to America.
Steiner traces the founding and development of higher education in the state, highlighting the influence of Johns Hopkins on graduate study and research in the United States. The book offers insight into a transformative period in American higher education. For readers interested in the history of universities, graduate education, and the rise of the modern research institution, it provides a detailed and scholarly account.