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2 Resign, 3 Fired in Faculty Revolt at IIT

Ruth Dunbar, Chicago Daily Sun-Times1955-04-26

Institute of Design (ID) at Illinois Tech

Institute of Design (ID) at Illinois Tech
Chicago, United States

Doblin’s plans for ID provoked the ire of existing faculty and students alike. When word of his appointment reached the school, tenured faculty members resigned in protest, and students wrote a letter to the president of Illinois Tech opposing the decision to hire him. They also lampooned Doblin in periodicals. A shared hope for his failure unified almost everyone at ID.

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  • Title: 2 Resign, 3 Fired in Faculty Revolt at IIT
  • Creator: Ruth Dunbar, Chicago Daily Sun-Times
  • Date Created: 1955-04-26
  • Location Created: Chicago, Illinois
  • Rights: Courtesy of University Archives and Special Collections, Paul V. Galvin Library, Illinois Tech.
Institute of Design (ID) at Illinois Tech

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