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George W. Adams (academic)

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George Worthington Adams (November 22, 1905 – November 6, 1981) was the Chairman of Commission on Extension Courses and Director of the University Extension at Harvard University from 1946 to 1949. He was the third person to hold the position.

Born in Jacksonville, Illinois, he received a bachelor's degree from Illinois College and a master's degree and doctorate at Harvard, where he also served as secretary to the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.

Adams taught at the MacMurray College for Women, and was a professor of history and dean at Colorado College. He later went on to become the chairman of the History Department at Southern Illinois University. He also taught American Studies in Salzburg, Austria.

Published works

References

  1. Shinagel 2010.
  2. ^ "New Chairman for SIU History Department". Southern Illinoisan. Carbondale, Illinois. September 16, 1958. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon

Works cited

  • Shinagel, Michael (2010). The Gates Unbarred: A History of University Extension at Harvard, 1910 - 2009. Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0674051355.

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Preceded byArthur F. Whittem Dean of the Harvard Extension School
1946 - 1949
Succeeded byReginald H. Phelps


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