Background
Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Marvin Wachman was the son of immigrants from Riga, Latvia, and Minsk, presently in Belarus.
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Having learned the value of education, self-improvement, and perseverance from his of Russian- Jewish immigrant parents, Marvin Wachman was always a good student. But his skill on the tennis court won him a university scholarship and social access (along with notable opponents such as Bobby Riggs). As a newly minted PhD, Wachman served in World War II as a combat platoon sergeant. He was drawn to teaching, first in the Army, then at Colgate University, by his desire for work of lasting value. He proved a man of vision and administrative ability, qualities that suited him to lead two great universities renowned for their commitment to extending educational opportunity. During the Civil Rights era, he served as the president of Lincoln University, the country's oldest historically Black college, and he later guided Temple University through fiscally troubled times. The Education of a University President recalls his distinguished career in education and his steadfast dedication to liberal values.
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The city of Milwaukee had a Socialist administration during most of the years from 1910 to 1940, yet this is the first detailed account of the rise of the party which put that administration into office. It is the purpose of this study to present the story of the growth of the Social-Democratic party of Milwaukee, which first entered the political arena in 1897, and captured the electorate in 1910....By necessity, the press of the Social-Democratic party has been heavily relied on. However, the views of the opposition regarding the party's growth have by no means been neglected from the Preface. 7x10", 90 pp.
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Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Marvin Wachman was the son of immigrants from Riga, Latvia, and Minsk, presently in Belarus.
Bachelor of Science, Northwestern University, 1939. Master of Arts, Northwestern University, 1940. Doctor of Philosophy, University Illinois, 1942.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), University Pennsylvania, 1964. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Lincoln University, Pennsylvania, 1970. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Delaware Valley College of Science and Agriculture, 1973.
Doctor of Laws (honorary), Medical College Pennsylvania, 1982. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Bloomfield College, 1987. Doctor of Laws (honorary), Albright College, 1991.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Gratz College, 1973. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Jewish Theological Seminary America, 1973. Doctor of Letters (honorary), Drexel University, 1980.
Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Colgate University, 1975. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Widener University, 1976. Doctor of Science (honorary), Thomas Jefferson University, 1980.
Doctor of Humane Letters, University New England, 1997. Doctor of Humane Letters, Philadelphia College Textiles and Science, 1999.
Assistant in history, University of Illinois, 1940-1942;
instructor, Biarritz American U., Biarritz, France, 1945-1946;
visiting assistant professor, San Diego State College, summer 1948;
visiting assistant professor, University of Minnesota, 1950;
associate professor of history, U. Maryland. in Europe, 1952-1953;
from instructor to professor, Colgate University, 1946-1961;
director upper class core program, Colgate University, 1956-1961;
president, Lincoln (Pennsylvania) U., 1961-1970;
vice president academic affairs, Temple University, 1970-1973;
president, Temple University, 1973-1982;
chancellor, Temple University, since 1982;
Director Salzburg Seminar in American Studies, Temple University, 1958-1960;
president Foreign Policy Research Institute, Temple University, 1983-1989;
acting executive director, Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, 1989;
acting president, Philadelphia College Textiles and Science, 1991;
president, Albright College, 1991-1992. Past chairman National Center for Higher Education Management Sys. Specialist in Africafor State Department, 1965, 68.
Member of advisory county World Learning, Inc. Member Colgate National Council, Philadelphia Committee Foreign Rels. Director, vice-chair COLLEGIS, Inc.
Director emeritus Germantown Insurance Company.
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Member of the board overseers College Virgin Islands. Honorary trustee Albright College. Honorary lifetrustee Temple University.
Vice chair Foreign Policy Research Institute. Trustee emeritus Balch Institute Ethnic Studies. Member of advisory county Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition, World Affairs Council.
Member board of managers Philadelphia Foundation;honorary director Philadelphia Contributionship. Alumni regent Philadelphia area Northwestern University With Army of the United States, 1942-1946. Member National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American Studies Association (past member Executive Committee), American Association of University Professors (past president Colgate University chapter), American History Association, American Civil Liberties Union, Pennsylvania Association Colleges Universities (past chairman, president 1993), Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Adeline Lillian Schpok, April 12, 1942. Children: Kathleen M., Lynn A.
