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News Media Advisory, Jessica Munds
Edelbert Rodgers, Edelbert G. Rodgers '33, Yvonne Jones
Edelbert Rodgers, Edelbert G. Rodgers '33, Yvonne Jones
All oral histories
Rodgers speaks of how he came to enroll at IWU (from his home in St. Louis), racism as well as kindness he encountered in Bloomington, and jobs he held as the sole provider of his expenses at school during the Depression. He also describes research he conducted while a student and how he went to the University of Minnesota for his Master's work prior to being drafted in World War II and the Ph.D. in Psychology he received from New York University afterwards. Virginia Rodgers speaks briefly about her Nursing education in Maryland. The two eventually settled in Flint, MI …
Luther Bedford, Luther Bedford '59, Yvonne Jones
Luther Bedford, Luther Bedford '59, Yvonne Jones
All oral histories
Bedford discusses how he came to enroll at Illinois Wesleyan, some of the faculty who mentored him, difficulties with campus social life, and successes with roommates. Bedford played on the football and track teams but was denied an opportunity to play varsity basketball. He also discusses difficulties he faced in getting his desired teaching position after college and volunteer work he engaged in at the time of the interview.
Bedford served as Athletic Director at Marshall High School in Chicago for 33 of his 40 year tenure there. He received the Minority Alumni Network Award from Illinois Wesleyan in 1995 …
News Media Advisory, Bob Aaron
Convocation For First-Year Students (1999 Program), Illinois Wesleyan University
Convocation For First-Year Students (1999 Program), Illinois Wesleyan University
Convocation for New Students
No abstract provided.
News Media Advisory, Bob Aaron
News Media Advisory, Bob Aaron
Honors Convocation Speech (Text Only), Michael Seeborg
Honors Convocation Speech (Text Only), Michael Seeborg
Honorees for Teaching Excellence
No abstract provided.
Founders' Day Convocation (1999 Program And Video), Illinois Wesleyan University
Founders' Day Convocation (1999 Program And Video), Illinois Wesleyan University
Founders’ Day
No abstract provided.
Implications And Prospects Of Reforming The Market For Secondary Education In The U.S., Steve Kapsos
Implications And Prospects Of Reforming The Market For Secondary Education In The U.S., Steve Kapsos
University Avenue Undergraduate Journal of Economics
The purpose of this paper is to address the complex issue of public school reform. I will focus primarily on the rather generic concept of school choice, which will inevitably be defined and redefined, throughout my analysis. In doing this, I will first examine the structure and composition of the market for education in America. I will then briefly look at some theoretical approaches to educational reform. Lastly, I will examine specific reform proposals that draw on some of the many varying concepts of choice as well as currently enacted projects that have a form of choice as their focus. …