Date Available
6-9-2017
Year of Publication
2017
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Document Type
Master's Thesis
College
Arts and Sciences
Department/School/Program
History
First Advisor
Dr. Melanie Beals Goan
Abstract
Located in Lexington, Kentucky, and known for its historic connection to the Disciples of Christ Church, Transylvania College furnishes the opportunity to analyze the recent history of American liberal arts colleges and the way they handled issues of enrollment, funding and curriculum in the immediate postwar era—a period of unprecedented growth in American higher education. Transylvania College acts as a microcosm for other, similar liberal arts colleges. A careful examination of architecture, enrollment, student activities, and the way the administration interacted with governing boards will provide a glimpse into the way certain liberal arts colleges addressed their religious and budgetary limitations in order to meet the new demands of higher education. The more scholars understand about the way liberal arts colleges survived one major modern change in higher education may influence answers for the second—the debate over the identity of the American liberal arts college.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.13023/ETD.2017.229
Recommended Citation
Baker, Jonathan Tyler, "IN MEMORIES OF A GLORIOUS PAST: TRANSYLVANIA COLLEGE AND THE LIBERAL ARTS IN AMERICAN HIGHER EDUCATION, 1945-1975" (2017). Theses and Dissertations--History. 45.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/history_etds/45
