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A character from Tommy Orange’s There There writes to the actor about what it meant to see Sacheen Littlefeather at the Academy Awards.

The social turbulence of the 1970s was a time of much-needed change in Indian country. Native American people were in the bottom strata of all socioeconomic indicators, and it was clear to American Indian youth that change was not going to happen…

One of four videos of a Shimer College Assembly discussing friendly amendments to the vote of no confidence.

A meeting between members of the Shimer Alliance and Thomas Lindsay to discuss the mission statement of the college.

On February 20, 2010, members of the Shimer Student / Alumni Alliance, former faculty, and former staff at Shimer College joined forces to express solidarity with 16 members of the original Shimer College board voting to protect the mission of the…

A special session of the General Assembly - voting on wording of a resolution of no confidence.

Photograph of an entrance to Shimer College on the IIT campus at 3424 S. State Street circa 2010

A brief history of the events that unfolded the state of affairs at Shimer College regarding the actions of then-President Thomas Lindsay taken to change the college's mission statement.

A statement set forth by the Shimer Assembly expressing disregard for the newly adopted mission statement.

Summary of a conversation held between members of the Shimer College Assembly and Shimer trustee regarding Barre Seid, trustee F.H. Buckley, Thomas Lindsay, and the college's mission statement.