Afro-American Center opened on Leon Street. The University, which now provides scholarships annually to 200 minority students, recently announced the establishment of a new Afro-American Studies program at the Boston campus.
Ethel G. and Reuben B. Gryzmish Hall dedicated in honor of a distinguished law alumnus of the Class of 1912 and his wife.
1972
First issue of The Onyx, a student newspaper designed for people of color, published.
John A. Volpe Hall, named in honor of former Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, dedicated. Contains College of Criminal Justice, classrooms for Criminal Justice and for general University use.
The Board of Trustees votes to designate Gryzmish Hall and Volpe Hall as the Asa S. Knowles Center for Law and Criminal Justice.
Office of the National Commission for Cooperative Education established on the Boston campus.
1973
Institute for Chemical Analysis, Applications, and Forensic Science (later the Barnett Institute) is established.
Property at 96 The Fenway acquired for use as a faculty center. Formerly known as the Student House, the building also provides dormitory accommodations on the upper three floors.
Headquarters established on the Boston campus for the Institute of Off-Campus Experience and Cooperative Education. The Institute will operate as an entity entirely separate from the University.
Seventy-fifth Anniversary Convocation, October 3.
1974
NUPrime, Project Ujima, and Alternative Freshman Year programs implimented to help students prepare for college.
Norman and Helen Cahners Hall dedicated.
Diamond Anniversary Development Program concluded, raising of $67.8 million.
George Harris appointed Director of Administrative Computer Services.
The renovated United Realty Buildings are dedicated and named to honor Dean Wilfred Lake, Professor George H. Meserve, Jr., Professor Frederick Holmes, and Professor Winthrop Nightingale.
The Excellence in Teaching Awards program initiated.
A Research and Scholarship Development fund established.
The Distinguished Professor Awards program established.
The First World Conference on Cooperative Education held at Brunel University in England.