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Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Department of Liberal Studies
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Description area
Dates of existence
1970 - 1971
History
The Department of Liberal Studies was one of the original academic departments when Douglas College first opened in 1970, and was chaired by Barry Leach during the period 1970-1972. Subjects that fell under its jurisdiction when the College opened included Anthropology, Education, Geography, History, Modern Languages, Political Science, and Psychology.
In 1972, its administrative responsibilities were divided between two divisions: the Department of Liberal Arts and the Department of Social Sciences (chaired by Donald L. McEachern) for the academic years from 1972-1978. From 1972 until 1978, it became known as the Department of Liberal Arts and was chaired by E. Donovan Jones during this period.