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Kishwaukee College in Malta, IL is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its founding in 1968.  You can visit the  50th anniversary web pages  for access to a  centennial video , . pdf of a newspaper insert with timeline and historical photographs ,  web-based timeline , and a calendar of centennial events.

I just finished reading In Shades of Sepia: The Story of Jubilee College as Told Through Letters and Other Documents  and enjoyed the opportunity to learn more about the institution.  Sue Swanson is the author and she  focuses the early part of her book on Philander Chase and his family as they  founded Jubilee College during his service as the first Episcopal Bishop of Illinois.   She begins with Chase's early life, including the time where he  previously served as the founder of Kenyon College in Ohio.  Chapters are also devoted to what life was like at Jubilee, brief sketches for students and faculty, and descriptions of various buildings associated with the college.   Actual c onstruction on the college began in 1839 and expanded to include  a dozen or more structures on a 3,500-acre tract of land. Jubilee College was comprised of a theological seminary, a college, a classical preparatory school for boys, and a “seminary” for gi...

The Friends of Jubilee College Historic Site are hosting an Open House on Saturday, August 18th beginning at 9:00 am.  I encourage readers to consider this opportunity for learning more about the founding of an early Illinois college.  The Jubilee College Historic Site is located adjacent to Jubilee College State Park a few miles northwest of Peoria, IL.  The Friends of Jubilee College Historic Site  deserve appreciation for their efforts to maintain the site at a time when state funding has largely disappeared.  You can also visit and like their Facebook page to learn more about group activities Philander Chase, who previously founded Kenyon College in Ohio, also founded Jubilee College during his service as the first Episcopal Bishop of Illinois.   Construction on the college began in 1839 and expanded to include  a dozen or more structures on a 3,500-acre tract of land. The institution included a theological seminary, a college, a classical p...

Morthland College, a small non-profit institution in West Frankfort, IL, announced that it will close.  The school held its first classes in 2011 and enrolled roughly one hundred students.  The college mission indicated that it offered a liberal arts education with "...founding principles rooted in the centrality of Jesus Christ...recognizing the Christian foundations of our country..." WSIL-TV of Carterville, IL offers a short video and article on May 26, 2018 with reporting by Andrew Feather, " Morthland College to close ."   The post includes a copy of the release from Morthland announcing the closing.  Feather also notes that "...   year of bad news for the school, which included federal investigations, tax liens and hefty fines.Financial problems began at the college last year when it’s access to federal aid was cut off following an internal review by the Department of Education."  He adds that a year ago while the school owed the IRS $700,000 an...

The University of Illinois, known as Illinois Industrial University, held its first classes on March 2, 1868.  The Student Life and Culture Archives at the university posted, " Reflections on Opening Day 150 years Ago - 2 March 1868 ," written by Gregory Behle, professor at The Master's University.  Behle draws on photographs and other resources from the institutional archives in his portrayal of activities on the campus.

The Chicago Tribune reported on January 18, 2018 " Kendall College sells programs and name to National Louis University for $1 ."  Kendall has been operating since 2005 as a for-profit institution and was owned by Laureate Education, Inc. National Louis University posted a statement on its website, " National Louis University announcesagreement with Kendall College and Laureate Education, Inc. to transferKendall's current programs to NLU, contingent on regulatory approvals ." Kendall College was founded in 1934 when a Swedish seminary and a Danish-Norwegian seminary located in downtown Evanston, IL agreed to merge their assets and form the Evanston Collegiate Institute.  The name changed to Kendall College in 1950.  Kendall initially offered two year degrees and baccalaureate programs were added after 1977.  It was known for its School of Culinary Arts which was started in 1985.  Kendall moved to downtown Chicago in 2005 from Evanston and also became part of La...

Jenny Barker-Devine, associate professor of history, and students in her digital history class are featured by Illinois College in " Students bring new app to Jacksonville community ."  The post indicates that the class worked with the Clio app and website to identify key historical sites on the campus and in the community of Jacksonville, IL where the Illinois College is located. You can enter " Jacksonville, IL " in the  Clio  search window to bring up four different tours:   Downtown Jacksonville Illinios This is a short walking tour made possible by the work of students at Illinois College.   Walldog Murals During the summer of 2006, Jacksonville Main Street hosted a group of professional sign painters called Letterheads to conceive and execute heritage-based art projects throughout Jacksonville's historic central business district. The result was...   Looking For Lincoln: Jacksonville The companion tour for "Looking for Lincoln's" wayside ...

The Telegraph of Alton, IL published an article this week commemorating the closure of Shurtleff College, " Shurtleff College, opened in 1827, closed 60 years ago ."  The author, Tom Emery, provides an interesting historical sketch.  The instit ution  evolved from Rock Spring Academy or Rock Springs Seminary in Rock Springs, IL which closed in 1831 and moved to Alton. It was initially known as Alton Seminary or Alton College before the name changed to Shurtleff College in 1836. Classes were suspended after 1956, though institution didn't officially close for several years permitting several students to complete degree requirements. The campus was taken over by Southern Illinois University and for use as an offsite center until SIU-Edwardsville opened in 1972. Part of the Shurleff campus site is now used by SIU Dental School. Shurtleff College is considered by some to be the first college in Illinois and the first founded between the Alleghenies and the Mississippi River....