Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Department of Philosophy and Religion
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1970 - 1983
Administrative History
Moral philosophy courses had been offered as early as 1872 and religion courses since 1954. The Department of Philosophy and Religion was established in 1955, later joining the College of Arts and Sciences after it formed in 1961. The department split into the departments of Philosophy and of Religion in 1983. In 1994, the Department of Religion became the Religious Studies Program in the Center for Interdisciplinary Studies (CIS). In July 2003, Department of Philosophy and CIS moved to the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences. CIS was dissolved around 2009, and the Religious Studies program became the Department of Religion and Culture.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Elizabeth Fine Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2015-041
Abstract
The Elizabeth Fine Papers include papers and materials collected by Fine during her tenure as a professor at Virginia Tech. Fine taught in Humanities, Appalachian Studies, and Communication Studies from 1979 until her retirement in 2015. The collection includes research and subject files on aspects of Appalachian culture and history; papers from her instruction, departmental, and administrative activities; and files on historic buildings on campus, particularly the history, renovation, and...
Dates:
c. 1983-2012