A Century of Scholarship: 100 Years of Liberal Arts at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette

By Ann B. Dobie

Book Overview

A Century of Scholarship traces the growth and development of the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette from a handful of teaching faculty in 1921 to a thriving body of three thousand students and nearly three hundred faculty and staff. While dealing with the Great Depression, World War II, the postwar explosion of enrollment, and the unrest of the 1960s, it has steadily expanded its offerings while cherishing the ideals of its founders. Through social changes and technological innovations, the college has adhered to the vision of Edwin Louis Stephens, the university's first president, to educate young men and women "in the essential concepts of good citizenship and the fundamentals of the liberal arts, and to offer professional and vocational instruction that serves their aptitudes and desires."

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1946160857
• ISBN13: 9781946160850
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: University of Louisiana
• Length: 100 Pages