Stevenson's Namesake
Stevenson College opened in September 1966, fourteen months after Adlai E. Stevenson’s death, Stevenson College’s namesake. The governor of Illinois, twice nominated democratic presidential candidate, and Ambassador to the United Nations, was admired by our founding chancellor. Adlai Stevenson was known for his wit and elegant speeches and dedicated his life work to preserving human dignity across racial, ethnic and national boundaries. He was an advocate for peace through mutual respect, cooperation, appreciation, and education and dedicated his life to public service.
At Adlai E. Stevenson College, in his immortal shadow, we strive to cultivate our strength in unity, in purpose, in dedication and productivity through our strong traditions of academics and community.
Photo: Abbie Rowe. White House Photographs. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston
Stevenson's Traditions
The college’s major ambition has always been to be an outstanding college of arts, letters and sciences, attractive to students of all intellectual interests. Our long-standing traditions of academics and community have a special appeal because of their inextricable link: at Stevenson, academics and community are strengthened and perpetuated by our commitment to self and society.
The unique combination of the social and the intellectual makes Stevenson a stimulating and gratifying place to spend your undergraduate years.
