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Frank L. McVey and the University of Kentucky : a progressive president and the modernization of a southern university /
In 1917, fifty-two years after its founding, the University of Kentucky faced stagnation, financial troubles, and disturbing reports of nepotism, resulting in a leadership crisis. A special committee investigated the institution and issued a report calling for a massive transformation of the univers...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Lexington, Ky. :
University Press of Kentucky,
©2011.
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| Collection: | Thomas D. Clark studies in education, public policy, and social change.
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
| Résumé: | In 1917, fifty-two years after its founding, the University of Kentucky faced stagnation, financial troubles, and disturbing reports of nepotism, resulting in a leadership crisis. A special committee investigated the institution and issued a report calling for a massive transformation of the university, including the hiring of a new president who could execute the report's suggested initiatives. The Board of Trustees hired Frank L. McVey. McVey labored tirelessly for more than two decades to establish Kentucky as one of the nation's most respected institutions of higher learning, which brought. |
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| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (xv, 382 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780813129938 0813129931 0813135699 9780813135694 1283017865 9781283017862 9786613017864 6613017868 0813140153 9780813140155 |