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Wiley College is one of the first and oldest Historically Black Colleges west of the Mississippi River and is located on the west side of Marshall, Texas . The college was founded in 1873 by the Methodist Episcopal Church 's Bishop Isaac Wiley and was certified in 1882 by the Freedman's Aid Society . Melvin B. Tolson , a contemporary of the Harlem Renaissance , was an English professor at the college. James L. Farmer, Sr. , the first black Texan to hold a doctorate, was a professor at Wiley. Farmer's son James L. Farmer, Jr. , graduated from Wiley and became one of the "Big Three" of the Civil Rights Movement ; organizing the first Sit-in s and Freedom Rides in the United States. Wiley, along with Bishop College , was instrumental in the Civil Rights Movement in Texas . Wiley and Bishop students launched the first sit-ins in Texas in the Rotunda of the Old Harrison County Courthouse. Wiley was the first college in East Texas to issue Laptop computers to its students. Because of the rapid and significant change in computers, this program was discontinued and now students provide their own computers. The college library is a Carnegie Library . Wiley College is a four-year liberal arts college, offering bachelor's and associate degrees in several fields. About 96 percent of students receive some amount of financial aid. Wiley College is an Open-Admissions college. In 2005-2006, on-campus enrollment approached 450, while an off-campus program in Shreveport, Louisiana , for students with some prior college credit who seek to finish a degree, was about 250. That made for a total enrollment near 700, as of fall 2005. In Fall 2006, total enrollment was about 750. FAMOUS WILEY ALUMNI
In 1975 , Wiley College presenteed an honorary Doctorate of Divinity to the Methodist academic and minister John E. Fellers (1935-2007) of Houston . NOTED COLLEGE PROGRAMS Wiley's Business Program, particularly the introductory course, contains substantial resources for students to start their own business. While the students are actively encouraged to start their own business, this is not a requirement. A database is kept of other student-started businesses throughout the U.S., as well as youth-started businesses. The instructors, at least one of whom has extensive and continuous business experience, continually encourage and monitor student business activity. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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