1961:

Board of Trustees remove all racial barriers in admission policies; first African American students attend UM

First doctoral degrees awarded

1962:

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI LIBRARIES opens; building contains 193,000 square feet, accommodates 1,800 readers, and houses 585,000 volumes

President Pearson steps down; becomes University’s first Chancellor

Henry King Stanford named third President of the University of Miami

Arthur A. Ungar Computing Center opens; named in honor of 30-year member of Board of Trustees

1964:

Ground breaking for new student union

Establishment of the Center for Advanced International Studies

Institute of Molecular and Cellular Evolution begins to function

1965:

Dr. Jay F. W. Pearson dies

Establishment of the Center for Theoretical Studies

Olympic size pool added to student union; previously, swimming classes had been held at Venetian Pool in Coral Gables

Cuban Cultural Center established at Koubek Center

1966:

Martin Luther King Jr. lectures on campus

UM Student Union rededicated to honor Norman A. Whitten, director of the Union for 19 years and creator of Sebastian the Ibis

1967:

Co-ed housing approved

78 percent of student body supports involvement in Vietnam War

James M. Cox, Jr. Science Building constructed; final abandonment of Anastasia Building now possible

United Black Students (UBS) organized and led by Harold Long and William Butler

Anastasia Building is demolished

First two 12-story dorm towers erected; first known as 960 Buildings as they were designed to house 960 students

1968:

Black students sit-in in president’s office

Second set of 12-story dormitory towers constructed; originally called the ’68 Buildings, later renamed as McDonald and Pentland residence halls

Center for Urban and Regional Studies added

School of Nursing established

1969:

Janice Joplin sings on campus

In June the Institute of Marine Science becomes The School of Marine Science  and Atmospheric Science; on November 9,  it is renamed the Dorothy H. and Lewis Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS)