Carson-Newman University : From Appalachian Dream to Thriving Educational Community / Melody Marion and Amanda Ford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marion, Melody, 1954- author.

Ford, Amanda, 1984- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christian universities and colleges--United States--History.

Christian universities and colleges.

Carson-Newman University--History.

Carson-Newman University.

United States.

Genre:

History.

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (428 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Knoxville, Tennessee : The University of Tennessee Press, [2023]

Summary:

"Melody Marion and Amanda Ford trace the formation of this Jefferson City, Tennessee, institution from its founding as Mossy Creek Missionary Baptist Seminary in 1850 to the one-hundred-and-twenty acre university campus that is Carson-Newman today. Along the way, Marion and Ford discuss the school's Baptist foundations, its coeducational merger in the late nineteenth century, a string of presidents both exceptional and misguided, and its expansion from college to university in the twenty-first century"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Before the beginning, 1832-1851

Birth and rebirth, 1851-1869

Progress and pain, hand in hand, 1869-1882

Coexistence, then confluence, 1883-1892

The building of a campus and a generation of scholars, 1892-1911

Rollercoaster years of upheaval, loss, and restoration, 1911-1919

Gathering storm clouds over an ethical morass, 1920-1927c

National challenges met and sacrifices made, 1927-1948

Amid forward motion, a grateful look back, 1948-1963

The evolving revised standard version of the college, 1964-1977

A vision for greatness with a commitment to place, 1977-2000

Carson-Newman in the twenty-first century

coming full circle, 2000-2018

Epilogue

A parting word.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781621908173

1621908178

OCLC:

1371653376