FROM THEN TO NOW How Miss Harrison’s Training Class grew into National Louis University. [ See more at nl.edu/about ]
Miss Harrison’s Training Class Elizabeth Harrison began her training for mothers at the Loring School on Prairie Avenue in Chicago.
1886
The Chicago Kindergarten College After several years of success and expanded curricula, the school was reorganized into a college.
1891
1912
The National Kindergarten College
The National Kindergarten and Elementary College The college was accredited to award bachelor’s degrees and marked by a name change.
In affiliation with the National Kindergarten Association, the school became the National Kindergarten College.
1927
1930
The National College of Education
The college, firmly established in Evanston, introduced the first four-year teacher-training program in Illinois.
Michael W. Louis Louis made a historic $30 million donation to the NCE, among the largest gifts to higher education in Illinois.
1986
National Louis University Thanks to the generosity of Michael W. Louis and his family, the institution was renamed and transitioned from college of education to a full university.
1990
College of Professional Studies and Advancement The university merged the College of Arts and Sciences and the College of Management and Business into one new entity, the College of Professional Studies and Advancement (CPSA).
2014
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