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A History of Eastern Kentucky University : The School of Opportunity /
Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) in Richmond, Kentucky, celebrated its centennial in 2006. EKU has had a colorful history, from the political quandaries surrounding the inception of its predecessor institutions to its financial difficulties during the Depression to its maturing as a leading regiona...
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Lexington :
The University Press of Kentucky,
2015.
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| 245 | 1 | 2 | |a A History of Eastern Kentucky University : |b The School of Opportunity / |c by William E. Ellis ; with a foreword by Thomas D. Clark. |
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| 505 | 0 | |a Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; 1. Center of a Storm: Kentucky Presbyterians, Central University, and American Higher Education; 2. ""The Best Is Hardly Good Enough"": Founding a Normal School, 1906-1916; 3. From Normal School to Teachers College, 1916-1928; 4. The Donovan Years: Prosperity, Depression, and the Shadows of War, 1928-1941; 5. Trials of War and Peace: The O'Donnell Years, 1941-1960; 6. Robert R. Martin: ""A Vision of Greatness, "" 1960-1976; 7. J.C. Powell: The Maturing Years, 1976-1984. | |
| 505 | 0 | |a 8. ""To Make a Good University a Better One"": The Funderburk Years, 1985-19989. Change, Controversy, and Continuity, 1998-Present; Notes; Index. | |
| 520 | |a Eastern Kentucky University (EKU) in Richmond, Kentucky, celebrated its centennial in 2006. EKU has had a colorful history, from the political quandaries surrounding the inception of its predecessor institutions to its financial difficulties during the Depression to its maturing as a leading regional university. Reflecting on the social, economic, and cultural changes in the region over the last century, William E. Ellis follows each university president's administration in the context of the times. Interviews of alumni, faculty, staff, and political figures add to the story. A History of Eas. | ||
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