A Message from
the President of Shimer College

Shimer College has now reinstated, in the city of Chicago, the magisterial classics-based, discussion-driven curriculum made famous by Robert Maynard Hutchins and his colleagues almost sixty years ago.  Since that time, Shimer has maintained the Great Books core curriculum in Mount Carroll and Waukegan, Illinois.  Only your support at this crucial stage can guarantee our success, our flourishing, our reestablishing the Shimer name as one of the greatest undergraduate colleges in the United States. 

Led by increased financial commitment from the Board of Trustees, I am happy to announce the Campaign for Shimer College in Chicago.  With a goal of $5 million, the Campaign for Shimer College provides an opportunity for alums to dedicate new depths of support—sometimes to reengage with Shimer after a long hiatus.

Shimer College stands poised to regain national prominence, based solely on what is essential, our curriculum and our community.  Whether your connection to that community is from the Mount Carroll era or from our decades in Waukegan, I ask you to re-examine the ways you have supported the College in the past and seize this once-in-a-generation opportunity.

Ronald O. Champagne

To make a contribution today, contact the Advancement Office, and revisit this space to hear news about the Campaign for Shimer College in Chicago.