Neuberger, Fred (Class of 1950, administrator), February 3, 1975
Scope and Contents
1 audio cassette tape containing interview with Fred Neuberger, Class of 1950 and Dean of Admissions by Tom Alderman. Neuberger discusses working as dean of admissions; President Storrs Lee; President Armstrong; President Stratton; the end of Women's college of Middlebury; coeducation; old economy; socioeconomic classes; Middlebury tuition; trustees; student body numbers; overenrollment; female vs. male students; how Middlebury students compare with other new england private schools; competition; Middlebury acceptance rate; Middlebury endowment; Alumni dinners; trustees; financial aid; large Middlebury investment; need blind; recruiting people of color; diversity in admissions; what admissions looks for in students; admitting athletes; balancing athletics and academics; affirmative action; World War 2; Jim Crow era; historical lack of racial diversity; increasing the number of minority students; supporting minority students; town gown relations; faculty salaries; how hard it is to reject applicants; admissions faculty; President Olin Robinson.
Dates
- Creation: February 3, 1975
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research without restriction.
Biographical / Historical
Frederick F. Neuberger (1925-2011) was born to Fred F. Neuberger and Alice Elizabeth (Cleminson) in Pittsfield, Massachusetts and graduated from Middlebury College in 1950. Neuberger worked as Dean of Freshman Men at Middlebury following his graduation from the College, and returned in 1959 to work in Admissions until 1991. Neuberger became Dean of Admissions in 1965. He married Dorothy (Bigelow) Neuberger in 1960.
Extent
From the Collection: 147+ Objects
Physical Location
w.2.2
Physical Description
1 audio cassette
General
Assigned identifier: a13af19920506-03
Subject
- Lee, W. Storrs (William Storrs), 1906-2004 (Person)
- Stratton, Samuel S. (Samuel Sommerville) (Person)
- Robison, Olin (Person)
Topical
- Athletics
- Coeducation
- College administrators
- College sports
- College trustees
- Community and college
- Education of women
- Educational endowments
- Endowments
- Middlebury College -- Alumni and alumnae
- Middlebury College -- Tuition
- Race
- School endowments
- Social status
- Student aid
- Universities and colleges -- Admission
- Women's education
- World War, 1939-1945
Repository Details
Part of the Middlebury College Special Collections & Archives Repository
Middlebury College
Davis Family Library
110 Storrs Avenue
Middlebury Vermont 05753 United States
specialcollections@middlebury.edu