College presidents – Washington (D.C.) -- Wilson Teachers College;
Hager, Walter;
Wilson Teachers College;
Wilson Teachers College -- Presidents
Dr. Walter E. Hager (1895-1990) was appointed president of Wilson Teachers College in 1941. He earned is Bachelors in Science from the University of Nebraska in 1916; his A.M. from Columbia University in 1927, and his PhD from Columbia University...
College presidents – Washington (D.C.) -- Wilson Teachers College;
Higbie, Edgar C.;
Wilson Teachers College;
Wilson Teachers College -- Presidents
Dr. Higbie (1875- 1944) was appointed president of Wilson Teachers College in 1931. Dr. Higbie retired as President of Wilson Teachers College in February 1941, because of ill health. He remained on the faculty until his death in 1944.
Higbie was...
Washington (D.C.) – Public Schools;
Washington Normal School;
Wilson, James Ormond;
Wilson Normal School;
Wilson Teachers College
The college was named in honor of James Ormond Wilson (1825-1911). Wilson graduated from Dartmouth University. He was trustee of the Washington Public Schools from 1861 through 1869, and the second superintendent of schools for Washington Public...
Washington Technical Institute;
Seals (numismatics) – Washington (D.C.) -- Washington Technical Institute
Second official seal of Washington Technical Institute. Source: WTI Yearbook, 1970, p.167.
WTI was created at a time when over 60% of the adult wage earners in DC had six or less years of formal education, and lacked the skills necessary to obtain...
Dennard, Cleveland;
Washington Technical Institute;
Washington Technical Institute -- Presidents.
Dr. Cleveland Leon Dennard (1929-1992) was the founding president of the Washington Technical institute, a predecessor to UDC. Dennard was appointed to the post by president Lyndon B. Johnson at a time when the city’s government functions were...
College presidents – Washington (D.C.) -- Washington Technical Institute;
Dennard, Cleveland;
Johnson, Lyndon, 1908-1973;
Morse, Wayne, 1900-1974;
Washington Technical Institute;
Washington Technical Institute -- Presidents.
Cleveland Dennard with President Lyndon Johnson, Sen. Wayne Morse (D-OR), and DC Mayor Walter Washington, at the signing of legislation establishing Washington Technical Institute and Federal City College [Public Law 89-791]. Title II of the...
Green, Robert;
University of the District of Columbia;
University of the District of Columbia – Presidents
Dr. Robert Green served as the third President of UDC, serving from 1983 through 1985.
From 1965-1967, Dr. Green worked with the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.as Education Director of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Green was considered...
Cortada, Rafael;
University of the District of Columbia;
University of the District of Columbia – Presidents
Dr. Rafael Cortada (1934- ) served as fourth President of UDC, serving from 1987 through 1990. Cortada received his BA in philosophy from Fordham in 1955; his MA in secondary education from Columbia University, in 1958; and his P.D. from Fordham...
Carter, Lisle;
University of the District of Columbia;
University of the District of Columbia – Presidents
Dr. Lisle Carter (1926-) was the first President of UDC. He served from 1977 through 1982. He earned his BS from Dartmouth College, NH in 1945, and his LLB from St. John’s College, in 1951. Prior to serving as UDC’s president, he had been...
Alexander, Benjamin;
University of the District of Columbia;
University of the District of Columbia – Presidents
Dr. Benjamin H. Alexander served as the second President of UDC from 1982 through 1983. Dr. Alexander received his MS in Chemistry from Bradley University and his Ph.D in Chemistry from Georgetown University in 1957. He had once served as a member...
University of the District of Columbia;
University of the District of Columbia -- Buildings
When UDC was created, the Van Ness campus was to house the Colleges of Physical Sciences, Engineering and Technology, Life Sciences, and Educations and Human Ecology. The College of Liberal and Fine Arts and the College of Business and Public...
University of the District of Columbia;
University of the District of Columbia -- Buildings
When UDC was created, the Van Ness campus was to house the Colleges of Physical Sciences, Engineering and Technology, Life Sciences, and Educations and Human Ecology. The College of Liberal and Fine Arts and the College of Business and Public...
The bulletin of Atlanta University was a publication sent to faculty, friends and alumni of the institution; Telling of the institution's progress and present needs. This issue is June 1883, no. 1.
The bulletin of Atlanta University was a publication sent to faculty, friends and alumni of the institution; Telling of the institution's progress and present needs. This issue is January, 1888 no. 4.
The bulletin of the Atlanta University was a publication sent to fauclty, friends and alumni of the institution; Telling of the institution's progress and present needs. This issue is November, 1885 no. 2.
The bulletin of Atlanta University was a publication sent to faculty, friends and alumni of the institution; Telling of the institution's progress and present needs. This issue is 1886, no. 3.
The bulletin of Atlanta University was a publication sent to faculty, friends and alumni of the institution; Telling of the institution's progress and present needs. This issue is December 1888, vol. 1 no. 5.
