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Frank Rose

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Dr. Frank Rose was president of the University from 1958 to 1969 and played an instrumental role in its desegregation on June 11, 1963. Having promised that he would ensure that federal laws were followed and that the campus would remain peaceful, he served as middleman between Governor George C. Wallace and the Justice Department of the Kennedy Administration.

Rose’s tenure as UA president saw many other positive changes on campus. Enrollment almost doubled; graduate school enrollment increased tenfold; and the full-time faculty more than doubled. Rose also helped to boost the University’s academic culture, working to recruit top students and faculty, raising undergraduate entrance requirements and committing to expanding programs for scholars.

Rose died Feb. 1, 1991.


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June 11, 2013
Past Events
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The University of Alabama
Opening Doors
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UA African American Experience in 2003
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Malone Hood Plaza
Dedication
Prominent Players
Vivian Malone
James Hood
The University of Alabama
Sarah Healy
President John F. Kennedy
Frank Rose
Gov. George C. Wallace

John L. Blackburn
Nicholas Katzenbach
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