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Thomas D. Clark Studies in Education, Public Policy, and Social Change Ser |
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Thomas D. Clark Studies in Education, Public Policy, and Social Change Ser
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Front Cover -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents Page -- Series Editor's Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Photo Section -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
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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 him recognition as one of the leading progressive educators in the South. In Frank L. McVey and the University of Kentucky, Eric A. Moyen chronicles McVey's triumphs and challenges as the president sought to transform the university from a small state college into the state's flagship institution. McVey recruited an exceptional faculty, expanded graduate programs, promoted research, oversaw booming enrollments and campus construction, and defended academic freedom during the nation's first major antievolution controversy. Yet he faced challenges related to the development of modern collegiate athletics, a populace suspicious of his remarkable new conception of a state university, and the Great Depression. This authoritative biography not only details an important period in the history of the university and the commonwealth, but also tells the story of the advancement of education reform in early-twentieth-century America |
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2020. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries |
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Print version: Moyen, Eric A. Frank L. Mcvey and the University of Kentucky : A Progressive President and the Modernization of a Southern University
Lexington : University Press of Kentucky,c2011 9780813129839
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McVey, Frank LeRond, -- 1869-1953.;University of Kentucky -- Presidents -- Biography.;University of Kentucky -- History -- 20th century
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Moyen, Eric A
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Moyen, Eric A. A
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