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Profile of Dr Joseph McCabe President of Coe College
Dr Joseph McCabe, president of Coe College, is described as an outstanding educator shaping the college today. Born April 23, 1912 in Western Pennsylvania, he earned theology degrees from Muskingum College and Princeton Theological Seminary and a PhD from the University of Edinburgh. His career spans dean of men, admissions counselor, Navy chaplaincy, ministerial posts, Princeton Theological Seminary professorship, and Coe College presidency. He advocates strengthening faculty salaries and student body through a three-term academic plan. He notes Coe draws students from 40 states and 8 foreign countries. the 3-3 system replaces two semesters with three terms and four courses at a time, aiming to recruit and retain a first class faculty and expand enrollment from 950 to 1200. He praises Cedar Rapids as an ideal liberal arts location and cites local cultural assets, including symphony, theater, and art center, as strengths. He also comments on broader issues facing small liberal arts colleges, including recruitment and retention, student interest in national affairs, civil rights, and Vietnam, and discusses the influence of the church on higher education.