An Adventure in Education
Jerrold K. Footlick | Filed under: History, Regional Interest![Footlick cover](https://www.kentstateuniversitypress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Footlick-hr-137x210.jpg)
The College of Wooster was a proud but modest college for much of its life, exemplified by the titles of the first two volumes of its history, Wooster of the Middle West. In 1944, a Wooster alumnus named Howard Lowry became president and created the Independent Study (I.S.) program, distinguishing Wooster from other quality liberal arts colleges nationwide. I.S. was and is much more than a capstone research project for seniors; the heavy responsibility of mentoring undergraduate research was offset for faculty by university-level research leave, guaranteeing Wooster a faculty of true teacher-scholars.