| Roosevelt University Contributor(s): Mills, Laura (Author), Weiner, Lynn Y. (Author), Middleton President, Charles R. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 146711247X ISBN-13: 9781467112475 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - Education | History - Education | Organizations & Institutions |
| Dewey: 378.773 |
| LCCN: 2014936525 |
| Series: Campus History |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.4" W x 9.1" (0.70 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Locality - Chicago, Illinois - Geographic Orientation - Illinois - Cultural Region - Midwest - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1945, faculty and students at Chicago's Central YMCA College walked out to protest admission quotas on race and religion and created one of the nation's first institutions to admit all qualified students. Despite having no endowment, library, or campus, Roosevelt College attracted more than 1,000 students in its first year. The next year, it purchased Chicago's famed Auditorium Building. By 1949, enrollment topped 6,000, and the Roosevelt story captured the nation's imagination. In 1954, Florence Ziegfeld's Chicago Musical College merged with Roosevelt, and five years later the college became a university. As it nears its 70th anniversary, Roosevelt has six colleges, two campuses, and over 85,000 alumni, including former Chicago mayor Harold Washington. This book celebrates a pioneering institution that helped shape the history of American higher education. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mills, Laura: - Laura Mills, university archivist at Roosevelt University, holds a master's degree in information and library studies from the University of Michigan and a bachelor's degree in history from Albion College. Lynn Y. Weiner, university historian at Roosevelt University, is also dean emerita of the College of Arts and Sciences and a professor of history. She holds a doctorate and master's degree in American studies from Boston University and a bachelor's degree in history from the University of Michigan. |