John F Piper

Lycoming College, 1812-2012

On the Frontiers of American Education

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Produktbeschreibung

Lycoming College, 1812-2012, is the story of the evolution of an educational institution through four stages of development in American education to become a strong liberal arts and science college in the present, one recognized by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching for its mission to sustain the liberal arts as the central feature of its academic program.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bucknell University Press
• Seitenzahl: 808
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Dezember 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 155mm x 51mm
• Gewicht: 1361g
• ISBN-13: 9781611483703
• ISBN-10: 1611483700
• Artikelnr.: 34111235

Autorenporträt

John F. Piper, Jr. is college historian of Lycoming College. He began his career at Lycoming College as a professor of history, eventually becoming chair of the department. He served as dean of the College from 1992 until his retirement in 2007.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments Prologue Illustrations 1. Frontier Education: Williamsport Academy (1812
1848) 2. Methodists Transform the Academy: Dickinson Seminary (1848
1849) 3. A Decade of Academic Success and Financial Failure (1849
1859) 4. Rescued Twice: Williamsport Dickinson Seminary (1860
1874) 5. New Leadership: Growth and Prosperity (1874
1905) 6. An Expanding Campus; An Emerging Student Culture (1874
1905) 7. A Greater Dickinson (1905
1912) 8. Challenges to the Mission (1912
1921) 9. A Vision and Signs of Change (1921
1929) 10. A New Frontier: Williamsport Dickinson Seminary and Junior College (1929
1934) 11. The Seminary and Junior College in Peace and War (1935
1947) 12. The College on the Hill: Lycoming College (1946
1948) 13. Transitions: Achieving Accreditation and Seeking Space (1948
1955) 14. The Heart of the College: New Leadership (1948
1955) 15. Building Years: Old Main to New Main (1955
1968) 16. A Liberal Arts College: The Faculty and the Curriculum (1955
1968) 17. A Liberal Arts College: The Students (1955
1968) 18. The Campus Crisis (1968
1969) 19. Depression and Recovery (1969
1989) 20. Equality and Excellence (1969
1989) 21. Reaching Another Frontier (1989
2000) Epilogue (2000
2010) Appendix Notes Bibliography