Great Books, Honors Programs, and Hidden Origins: The Virginia Plan and the University of Virginia in the Liberal Arts Movement

by Haarlow,William

• ISBN13: 9780415935098
• ISBN10: 0415935091
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-09-02
• Publisher: RoutledgeFalmer

Summary

This book argues a new and more complex interpretation of the development and manifestations of the liberal arts movement in American higher education during the 1930s, 40s and 50s. Specifically, the book elucidates the under-explored yet formative role that the University of Virginia and its 1935 'Virginia Plan' played, both in fostering the liberal arts movement, and as a representative institution of the broader interaction colleges and universities had with this movement.

Author Biography

William N. Haarlow is Director of College Admission Relations at Northwestern University.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction Virginia, Columbia, Chicago, St. John's, and the Liberal Arts Movement	1	(14)
Chapter 1 Before the Virginia Plan	15	(26)
Chapter 2 The University of Virginia and the Creation of the Virginia Plan	41	(28)
Chapter 3 The Virginia Plan and Its Reception at Virginia	69	(32)
Chapter 4 Developments at Virginia, Chicago, and St. John's	101	(34)
Chapter 5 Great Plans, Modest Accomplishments	135	(36)
Chapter 6 The Virginia Plan at Virginia	171	(26)
Conclusion An Unfinished Story	197	(6)
Sources	203	(2)
Notes	205	(38)
Bibliography	243	(4)
Index	247