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

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