Transforming a College: The Story of a Little-Known College's Strategic Climb to National Distinction PDF
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T R A N S F O R M I N G A C O L L E G E This page intentionally left blank The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore and London TCFGLOENiOtSRtaOtlterTRia-RoLhKtneGMnga SolAiLE ctwDo CIrniKsyEl tiCN EimoNnofLcbG lalGt eLitogEn eE’SsRA - © 2004 The Johns Hopkins University Press All rights reserved. Published 2004 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3 1 The Johns Hopkins University Press 2715 North Charles Street Baltimore, Maryland 21218-4363 www.press.jhu.edu Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Keller, George, 1928– Transforming a college : the story of a little-known college’s strategic climb to national distinction / George Keller. p. cm. Includes index. isbn 0-8018-7989-2 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Elon College—History. 2. Elon University—History. I. Title. LD1741.E762K45 2004 378.756′58—dc22 2004000141 A catalog record for this book is available from the British Library. For Jane This page intentionally left blank All the pleasure in life is in general ideas. But all the use of life is in speci>c solutions, which can- not be reached through generalities any more than a picture can be painted by knowing some rules of method. They are reached by insight, tact, and speci>c knowledge. Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. Letter to Elmer Gertz March 1, 1899 This page intentionally left blank C O N T E N T S Preface xi one : Up from the Ashes 1 two : New Leader, New Initiatives 29 three : Student Life and Pleasures 41 four : Elevating the Academics 57 five : Financing the Rise 76 six : The Fruits and Ironies of Success 88 seven : Analysis of an Ascent 98 Acknowledgments 109 Index 111
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