The University of New Haven Centennial

The University of New Haven in West Haven, CT is celebrating the centennial of its founding in 1920. The Charger Bulletin posted "Changes to Celebrating the University’s Centennial," on August 31, 2020 with reporting by Beth Beaudry, Student Life Editor. 

You can also visit the Charging Into Our Second Century web page for more event information, an institutional timeline, alumni memories, and other centennial information.

The institution was founded in 1920 when the evening school of the evening school of New Haven YMCA affiliated with Northeastern University. It was chartered as New Haven College in 1926 and the name changed to New Haven YMCA Junior College in 1935. The name was then changed to New Haven College in 1953. The campus relocated to West Haven, CT in 1960 and in 1970 the name changed to the University of New Haven.

Digital versions of university catalogs, yearbooks, and other institutional publications can be accessed via the University of New Haven Collection at The Internet Archive. 

The University Archives also digitizes photographs for online viewing and downloading through the University of New Haven Library collection on Flickr. The photographs include campus buildings, events, class pictures, and people associated with the University.

History of Springfield College (MA)

Chris Theos wrote an interesting article for The Springfield Student on February 19, 2015 highlighting the presidents who have served the institution.  

The institution has a number of changes in name since it was founded in 1885 as the School for Christian Workers.  The name was changed in 1890 to YMCA Training School and the International YMCA Training School one year later.  In 1912 it adopted the name of International YMCA College.  Then in 1954 the name was changed to Springfield College.

Springfield College maintains web page with links to an impressive array of historical resources. One of the pages includes links to seven texts on the institution's history from the Springfield College Digital Collection.

YMCA Universities and Evening Law Schools

Dr. Dorothy Finnegan, Associate Professor of Higher Education at William & Mary, offers links to several articles that explore the influence of the YMCA and YWCA in higher education.

South Texas College of Law

Mark W. Lambert authored interesting articles available through The Fred Parks Law Library Footnotes Newsletter Online. Vol. 15, no. 1 includes a list of law books used in the curriculum of the Austin College Law Department which operated from 1855-1856 in Huntsville, Texas.

In South Texas College of Law and the Other YMCA Law Schools, vol. 15, no. 2, Lambert offers an overview of one institution in Houston that was affiliated with the YMCA. The article also includes a list of other YMCA affiliated law schools in the United States and an interesting list of additional resources in the Notes section.