College History Garden

The American Academy of Art College announced that it will be closing . You can read more in " After 101 Years, Chicago’s American Acad...

 Northwestern College in Oak Lawn, IL announced this past week that it will close .  Northwestern Business College was founded in 1902 on wh...

Illinois Valley Community College is celebrating the centennial of its founding in 1924 with classes held in the La Salle-Peru High School. ...

McKenna Servis, Coordinator of the MacMurray College Archive Collection and Jacksonville Area Museum Curator, has completed the research tha...

The Fort Madison (IA) Daily Democrat published " Carthage College celebrates 175 years " on October 24, 2022. The article coincide...

 Lincoln College in Lincoln, IL announced this week that it will be closing . Lincoln College was founded as Lincoln University in 1865. It ...

Elmhurst University is celebrating the sesquicentennial of its founding in 1871 during the current academic year. You can visit the Elmhurst...

Loyola University in Chicago is celebrating the sesquicentennial of its founding in 1870 as St. Ignatius College. You can visit the 150th An...

The Commercial-News of Danville, IL posted an interesting article " DACC records stories of its history on video ," on an init...

MacMurray College in Jacksonville, IL announced this week that it will be closing at the end of the  spring 2020 semester . The institu...

WEEK-TV reported this week that Midstate College in Peoria, IL will be closing, " Local Colleges Taking Action after Midstate Closure ....

Governors State University  in Illinois is beginning a 50th anniversary celebration with a B irthday Bash on July 17, 2019 and a number ...

Elmhurst College became Elmhurst University on June 30, 2020. The institution was founded as Elmhurst Pro-Seminary and Academy in 1871...

Oakton Community College will launch a yearlong celebration of its 50th anniversary with a Founder's Day opening ceremony and reception,...

Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, IL is preparing for its 125th anniversary celebration that will begin in January 2020. The in...

Southern Illinois University Carbondale is launching a yearlong celebration of the 150th anniversary of its founding in 1869 as Southern...

You can find a fascinating video " History of Olivet Nazarene University " on YouTube .  Olivet Nazarene was founded as Illin...

Celeste Bott of the St. Louis Post Dispatch in " Vatterott immediately closes all campuses " and Wes Johnson of the Springfield...

Kishwaukee College in Malta, IL is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its founding in 1968.  You can visit the  50th anniversary web p...

I just finished reading In Shades of Sepia: The Story of Jubilee College as Told Through Letters and Other Documents  and enjoyed the opp...