William C. Purdy
Lecturer
My research centers on the history of higher education, especially in the Western United States, higher education and the law, and higher education policy analysis, especially concerning financial aid.
Titles and Positions
- Lecturer
Education
- Ph.D., Higher Education and Organizational Change, UCLA, 2016
- J.D., Florida State University, 2000
- B.A., History and English, University of Florida, 1997
Select Publications
- Purdy, W.C. (2024). Ford Speaks on Campus: An Opportunity Lost? President Gerald Ford’s Major Speeches at College Campuses, 1974–76. Michigan Historical Review, 50(1), 1–28. https://doi.org/10.1353/mhr.2024.a925087
- Purdy, W.C. (2018). Higher Education and a Living, Diverse Democracy: An Overview. Diversity & Democracy. Fall 2018.
- Franke, R., & Purdy, W.C. (2012). Student Financial Aid in the United States. Effects of higher education reforms change dynamics (pp. 153-184). Rotterdam: Sense Publishers.
- McDonough, P.M., Calderone, S.M., & Purdy, W.C. (2007). State Grants and Their Effects on Students’ College Choices. Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE): Boulder, Colorado.