Chicago State University

Chicago State University (CSU), the US state of Illinois in Chicago is located, is a state university. University Thurgood Marshall College Fund member-schools. February 26, 2016, Chicago State University All 900 employees received notification of the removal work with underfunded expectations.

History

 Early history: the 19th century

Cook County Normal School largely by John F. Eberhart initiative, was established in 1867, Cook School Commissioner of Cook County schools for county.eberhart especially in terms of quality, many Chicago city at noted that lag behind their counterparts and teaching qualification. One to keep an faculties district in April 1860 to convince the Commission; A permanent school teachers need to educate success convinced the commission. In March 1867 the Cook County Board of Control has created a regular school in Blue Island in a two-year experimental basis. Daniel S. Wentworth was the first principal.

In 1869, permanent institution in Englewood school was opened as a village, then beyond the far outskirts of Chicago. Wentworth after he died in 1883, Colonel Francis Wayland Parker, has been replaced by a towering figure in the history of American education. Parker shaping the American school in the last century stable progressive education, an education that helped build his philosophy was innovative. The child's natural interests and curriculum decisions must specify the opposite proposition not dedicated, progressive reformers of the 1890s tried to repel forward what they saw as oppressive and authoritarian standards instructions. Parker curiosity rather than to provide students with motivation, reward or punishment allowed their classrooms and to improve American democracy, democratization, urged teachers to give freedom to learn their environment. John Dewey Parker, "it was almost more than the father of progressive education movement of another person." He wrote in The New Republic in 1930 "[4] believed Parker educational democracy is the cornerstone was and should be replaced with the latest rote memorization environmental exploration to provide it. Parker Talks on Pedagogy five years Dewey in their school and before society and progressive movement is one of the basic texts.

By the 1890s, Cook County was unable to provide the necessary support for its Normal School. Chicago Public Schools since many graduates found employment in the system, despite initially being very resistant to the idea of ​​the city, it was natural that I would consider. Chicago Board of Education in 1897, has now claimed responsibility for what was the Chicago Normal School. The Board of Directors after it failed to apply the Normal School of raising the proposed chicago.harp University standards for admission William Rainey suggestions for a school system commission in Harper headed a short time later, Francis W. Parker, the school's famous principal, resigned trained teachers to increase the number and strengthening the supervision of graduates working in the public school times.

Parker was replaced by Arnold Tompkins. Tompkins, help mold the organization's philosophy, key reforms Indiana was a Hegelian. Tompkins his dissatisfaction with the school administration then declared was used as a laboratory for student-teacher. We wanted teachers to gain real-world experience in Chicago's public schools and that the poor, immigrant communities and encouraged their placement. From this point on, not school, not only characterized by innovative pedagogical practices, at the same time expanding opportunities for underserved sectors of society will be the target.

Early 20th century Tompkins Ella Flagg Young, the president passed by a leading educators themselves. The young University of Chicago, received his doctorate after leaving Chicago Normal School under John Dewey and the Chicago Public Schools system has served as Administration. He tried to expand the curriculum to three years, but were stymied by the Board of Education. Young then went into the Superintendent in 1909, it was William Bishop Owen CNS Director.

In 1913, schools with high admission standards and slowly added several new campus buildings, was renamed the Chicago Normal College. In 1926, with heavy emphasis placed on traditional academic subjects, unlike the university pedagogy, he moved to a three-year curriculum. The school can get cheap pre-school before transferring to a university was going to Chicago's immigrant communities more attractive street education. The Great Depression began in 1929, however, it was forced to curtail their activities College severe budget shortages and almost closing took place. In 1932, an obvious strategy to save because the school had already position in the system for the Board of Education's budget shrank by $ 12 million.to by teachers trained many people to turn off the Normal College.

campaign to keep it open violently College faculty and students. Pep rallies, publications and efforts to mobilize in favor of immigrant communities were part of continuing operations. I do not like to stabilize the economy, but declined to address the threat College. Financial poverty has forced many students to give up in the Chicago area residential institutions elsewhere for a suburban house near campus Meanwhile, interest in school, laughed.

In 1938, again the name of the school, the Chicago Teachers College to reflect the recent adoption of a four-year curriculum has changed this time. President John A. Bartky allocated to new teaching practices and a commitment to the liberal arts also had ambitious plans for revitalizing instructions via doubles. In addition, the Master of Education degree was offered for the first time. However, Bartky out reforms both faculty and student body of World War I, was interrupted by the outbreak. Bartky of him joining the Navy in 1942 and did not return to college. In his absence, the Chicago Board of Education reversed most of its curriculum innovation.

After the war, he was hired as Dean Raymond Mack Cook. Cook's primary achievement was to convince the College Illinois state fund acquisitions. The city is managed adequately funded institutions and in 1951 Governor Adlai Stevenson returned to the Board of Education has signed legislation to permanent basis in operating expenses. In 1965, Cook was able to completely convince the government to take responsibility for the College.
 1950-1979: Name change, new location

as Chicago has changed the demographic composition of the south side, African-American students began to join the growing number of College. By the 1950s, the student body was about 30% black. At the same time, the Chicago Teachers College opened three branches in another city; This result was at Northeastern Illinois University. This year, the Chicago branch of the Chicago Public School system teachers and school teachers was trained students superiority.

After Illinois took over the control of state institutions, student body and programs offered expanded rapidly. College Chicago in 1967. In 1971, State College and Chicago State University, a year before moving to a new campus there lived two or more name changes. Deteriorating infrastructure of the university by the mid-1960s, and the majority of bodies were mostly white students and increasing tensions between black surrounding neighborhood. As with many at the university, Chicago State College in 1968, and experienced a boom black student activism in 1969, students and faculty demanded more attention and a closer relationship with their needs and interests and neighborly. Management has responded by creating an African-American Studies program and a cultural center.

In 1972, the university between Burnside and Roseland, 9501 S. King Dr. He moved to his new position. State of Illinois Central Railroad 2 weeks in November to complete the lower classes and had taken action to suspend the purchase of land.

5,000 students in January 1975 year President Gerald Ford who want to start that summer graduation address to a 45-foot (14 m), signed a petition on the slider. July 12, 1975 President Ford McCormick Place Arie gave the graduation address at the ceremony held at the Crown Theatre honorary doctorate and law degrees.

Late 20th century

A short time later, the President announced that Milton Byrd resigned. Instead, Benjamin Alexander, the first African-American was a leader of the organization. the first time in school history under Alexander's command exactly 10 years received accreditation. Alexander the student body is African-American part of 1980, out of this changing demographic as an 80% increased 60% in the early 1970s, multiculturalism pushed hard to promote CSR promoting a debate on whether it should be regarded as predominantly African hbcus (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) or the multicultural and American institutions similar to if you need to maintain the multiethnic identity. This debate has continued since then in some form.

President Dr. Benjamin Alexander Dorothy L. Richey, athletics in a Co-educational College or University in the US hired a Tuskegee University graduate was appointed the first woman to become president. His teams excelled in their first year as Athletic Director in 1975.

school, graduation rates and reduced government budgets, falling in straight record struggled in the 1980s. However, President Dolores Cross records in the early 1990s and helped to introduce a sharp increase in storage. He urged the students to search for faculty and may have personally advisees problem. Registration is approaching 10,000, increased by 40%. Chicago Tribune Chicago State nicknamed "Success U."

In 1990, Gwendolyn Brooks, famous poets, was hired as a Distinguished Professor; CSI classes taught until his death. Brooks Madhubut R. protege and English professor Haki now Black Literature, and one year he hosted the conference and only MFA in the country to focus on the African-American literary writing center founded named Gwendolyn Brooks Center for Creative Writing. Today is directed by poet Quraysh Ali Lansana.

 21st Century: 2000-present

Elnora Daniel became president in 1998 and he worked to increase federal and state funds and to create new programs. An Honor College was established in 2003 and 2007, Daniel CSU College of Pharmacy also directed the first doctoral program in Educational Leadership. University Library and the Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center: 2009 Special Funds program graduates first African schools and two new buildings for a course book was obtained to finance the purchase program has produced.
 Discussions

The school has been the target of controversy in the past. After the resignation of university president Elnora Daniel allegedly unjustified spending, trustees began a search for his replacement. all but two of their duties faculty search committee resigned in protest feelings have not discussed their concerns. Some of their worries graduation (in 2007) includes not only the rate of 16.2%, and inadequate infrastructure. April 29, 2009 the day, as the new president of the board of trustees of the Chicago Public Chicago City Colleges Chancellor Wayne Watson was appointed retired. Watson's appointment, claiming that the decision is clearly political considerations in favor of instead motivated students and faculty, were upset with several students and faculty booed the announcement. Chicago State this issue for the future of "serious" to express concerns Higher Education Commission, the school accrediting agency, suggests that might be asked and accreditation in jeopardy. However, Watson's leadership, the school maintained and extended the accreditation after the Commission's investigations.

In January 2014, the Chicago Tribune, the school's interim provost, Angela Henderson, reported to be under investigation by the University of Illinois at Chicago for possible plagiarism in the thesis.

During Watson's tenure, Chicago State University claim they Watson management of a part of the ethical duties of the employee whistleblowers suffered retaliation for exposing abuse of firing which was selected as many high-profile defendants. In one case, a jury Watson and managers hired the wrong incentives and improper romantic relationship with an employee who has been held on similar charges in 2014, this team is an important decision that is $ 3 million was awarded.

February 26, 2016, Chicago State University All 900 employees received notification of the removal work with underfunded expectations.


 Colleges

In addition Honors College and the School of Graduate and Professional Studies, the following Chicago State five degree-granting colleges are:


 College of Science;

 Faculty of Management;

 College of Education;

 College of Health Sciences; and

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