University of Arkansas, Fayetteville ScholarWorks@UARK Theses and Dissertations 5-2013 Liberal Arts Colleges During the Great Recession: Examining Organizational Adaptation and Institutional Change Ashlie Junot Hilbun University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd Part of the Higher Education Commons, and the Higher Education Administration Commons Recommended Citation Hilbun, Ashlie Junot, "Liberal Arts Colleges During the Great Recession: Examining Organizational Adaptation and Institutional Change" (2013). Theses and Dissertations. 798. http://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd/798 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@UARK. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UARK. For more information, please contact
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[email protected]. LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES DURING THE GREAT RECESSION: EXAMINING ORGANIZATIONAL ADAPTATION AND INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES DURING THE GREAT RECESSION: EXAMINING ORGANIZATIONAL ADAPTATION AND INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education in Higher Education By Ashlie Junot Hilbun Centenary College of Louisiana Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, 2006 Tulane University Master of Social Work, 2007 May 2013 University of Arkansas ABSTRACT Liberal arts colleges strived to adapt to environmental shifts at the turn of the twenty-first century and remain relevant