Liberalizing the mind
Subtitle: two centuries of liberal education at Franklin and Marshall College
By: Sally F. Griffith
Publisher: Pennsylvania State University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: University Park, Pa
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780271037233
Description: "A narrative history of Franklin & Marshall College. Combines analysis of historical context and institutional development with accounts of the college during crucial periods such as the Civil War and the 1960s"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction. mind awakening mind: a college and its mission; title: Franklin College: "to make good men and useful citizens"; title: Marshall College: Christian bildung on the frontier; title: Early Franklin and Marshall: upholding tradition and classical education; title: A modern awakening: negotiating change in the 1890s; title: Liberal culture in service of efficiency; title: Building a greater Franklin and Marshall, 1919-1934; title: The college in depression and war, 1935-1946; title: The academic revolution: setting the stage, 1946-1956; title: Academic revolution meets counter-revolution, 1956-1962; title: Academic revolution meets the sixties revolt, 1962-1968; title: Reasoning with the whirlwind, 1968-1970; title: Retrenchment and reassessment, 1970-1982; title: Enriching liberal education, 1983-2002.