Shimer College Illinois United States North America

Shimer College is a Great Books school, located in Waukegan, Illinois. It is named for Frances Wood Shimer, who served as president of the college through the 19th century. She and her companion Cinderella Gregory founded the school as the Mount Carroll Seminary, in Mt. Carroll, Illinois, in 1853. Through its connection to the University of Chicago, the college adopted the Great Books program of Robert Maynard Hutchins in the 1950s.Due to financial difficulties, the College was forced to move to Waukegan in 1979. Its enrollment now stands at approximately 120 students.

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Shimer College - A four-year liberal arts college in Waukegan, IL. Admissions, programs, calendar, student organizations, news, events.

• Wikipedia: Shimer College - Concise entry on this school.
• Shimer College Digital Library - Includes college documents and an archive of senior illinois theses.
• LiveJournal: Shimer College - Community weblog co-created by current and former students illinois of the college.
• Shimer College Reunion Essay - Alumnus Steve Heller\\'s reflections on a reunion held at Mt. united states Carroll in 1993.
• The Future of Shimer College - A collaborative weblog tracking the college\\'s proposed move illinois away from illinois Waukegan.
• Encyclopedia of Chicago: Shimer College - A concise historical article by Sarah Fenton.

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