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)
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