1 9 8 6 ▁but ▁was ▁defeated ▁by ▁Kun in . ▁After ▁two ▁years ▁as ▁Vice ▁President ▁of ▁Development ▁at ▁Nor wich ▁University ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁for ▁Verm ont ' s ▁at - large ▁con gression al ▁district ▁with ▁ 4 1 . 2 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁defeated ▁in ▁his ▁bid ▁for ▁re - e lection ▁by ▁Independent ▁Bern ie ▁Sand ers . ▁ ▁Fund ed ▁by ▁a ▁M ina ▁Sh augh ness y ▁Fellow ship , ▁Smith ▁wrote ▁Your ▁H idden ▁Cred entials : ▁The ▁Value ▁of ▁Personal ▁Learning ▁Out side ▁College , ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁Ac ropol is ▁Books , ▁Ltd . ▁The ▁book , ▁now ▁out - of - print , ▁prom otes ▁college ▁credit ▁for ▁life ▁experience . ▁Smith ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁The ▁Qu iet ▁Cris is : ▁How ▁High er ▁Education ▁Is ▁Fail ing ▁America , ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁An ker ▁Publishing ▁Company , ▁Inc . ▁which ▁received ▁jur ied ▁acc laim ▁from ▁the ▁American ▁Association ▁of ▁Cont inu ing ▁Education . ▁His ▁third ▁book , ▁" Har ness ing ▁America ' s ▁W asted ▁Tal ent : ▁New ▁Dim ensions ▁for ▁High er ▁Education " ▁( J os sey - B ass , ▁ 2 0 1 0 ) ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9