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An Adventure in Education : The College of Wooster from Howard Lowry to the Twenty-First Century /

The College of Wooster was a proud but modest college for much of its life, exemplified by the titles of the first two volumes of its history, Wooster of the Middle West. In 1944, a Wooster alumnus named Howard Lowry became president and created the Independent Study (I.S.) program, distinguishing W...

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Autor principal: Footlick, Jerrold K.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Kent, Ohio : Kent State University Press, [2015]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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  • Cover Page; Halftitle Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Part 1: The Lowry Years; Chapter 1: A Visionary Arrives; Chapter 2: The Vets Arrive-and I.S., Too!; Chapter 3: Not as Quiet as It Seemed; Chapter 4: Celebration and Dismay; Part 2: Changing with the Times; Chapter 5: Scientia et Religio ex Uno Fonte; Chapter 6: "Quite Astounding Women"; Chapter 7: The Journey to Diversity; Chapter 8: New and Renew; Chapter 9: Homes Away from Home; Chapter 10: Ex Libris; Chapter 11: The Scots Tale; Chapter 12: A Chapel for Its Time; Part 3: Renewal, Growth, Ambition.
  • Chapter 13: The Worst of Times ... and RevivalChapter 14: The World Intrudes; Chapter 15: The Word Is Quality; Chapter 16: Searching for a President; Chapter 17: The Legacy of a Hometown Boy; Chapter 18: In the Long Run, We'll Be Fine; Chapter 19: Alpha and Omega; Chapter 20: Teaching and Research, Well Remembered; Chapter 21: The Future Is Now; Notes; Sources Cited; Index.