Roger Wilkins, journalist, author, anti-apartheid leader and partner of Patricia A. King 1963, delivers the Marjorie Otis Memorial Lecture Series, “The Gift of Rage and the Temptation of America.”
1986Lloyd G. and Mildred Balfour
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd G. and Mildred Balfour were the founders of the Balfour Co., maker of class rings and long-time friends of the College.
1986Balfour-Hood Center
Constructed with funds raised by alumnae and students beginning in 1928, the Student Alumnae Building (SAB) constructed in 1940, was the first building in the Modern, or International, style at Wheaton. The architects were Caleb Hornbostel and Richard M. Bennett,… Read More »
1986Gloria Steinem Speaks at Commencement
Gloria Steinem, author of The Second Sex, speaks at Commencement.
1986Students Construct Apartheid Shanty
Students construct Apartheid Shanty in protest of continued investment in South African companies.
1986Arthur A. Hartman, Honorary Degree Recipient
Arthur A. Hartman, U.S. Ambassador to the USSR, France, Belgium, Viet Nam, Great Britain, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1986Donna Ford Hartman, Honorary Degree Recipient
Donna Ford Hartman 1949, philanthropist, is awarded an honorary degree.
1986Bruce Marks, Honorary Degree Recipient
Bruce Marks, Artistic Director of the Boston Ballet, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1987Coeducation Begins
In January, President Emerson announces the Trustees’ recommendation, in principle, to admit male students.
1987Kollett Hall
The Academic Computing Center, which had its origins in a small classroom in Knapton Hall, was moved to the Charles Anderson Dana wing of the Science Center in 1987. In 1997 it was named the Kollett Academic Computing Center. In… Read More »
1987 - 1993Wheaton Divests From Apartheid
The board of trustees prohibits investment in South Africa after a faculty resolution in support of divestment. The prohibition is lifted in 1993 as negotiations to end apartheid in South Africa resume.
1987Ii Sook Chung, Honorary Degree Recipient
Ii Sook Chung, president of Ewha Women’s University in Seoul, South Korea, is awarded an honorary degree.
1987Elizabeth H. Dole Speaks at Commencement
Elizabeth H. Dole, U.S. Secretary of Transportation, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1987Jean Guttery Fritz, Honorary Degree Recipient
Jean Guttery Fritz, author, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1987Graham Gund, Honorary Degree Recipient
Graham Gund, Architect, Developer, and Art Collector, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.
1987Steven Katz Delivers Otis Memorial Lecture Series
Professor Steven Katz of Cornell delivers the Marjorie Otis Memorial Lecture Series, “The Holocaust in Historical Context.”
1988Wheaton’s First Coeducational Class Arrives
Wheaton’s first coeducation class, consisting of 412 women and men, arrive on campus in September.
1988Marian Wright Edelman Speaks at Commencement
Marian Wright Edelman, Founder and President of the Children’s Defense Fund, speaks at Commencement.
1988Ninian Smark Delivers Otis Memorial Lecture Series
Professor Ninian Smark of UC Santa Barbara delivers the Marjorie Otis Memorial Lecture Series, “The Response of World Religions to Modernity.”
1988Leon A. Gorman, Honorary Degree Recipient
Leon A. Gorman, President of L.L. Bean, is an Honorary Degree Recipient.