Dean Seashore Left Lasting Iowa Academic Legacy
Carl Seashore, born in Sweden and raised near Boone, earned the first Yale PhD in psychology and shaped Iowa’s psychology philosophy programs. He joined the University of Iowa in 1897, became department head by 1905, and served as first dean of the graduate college in 1908, becoming a longtime Iowa figure.
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Seashore Hall saga marks Iowa psychology legacy site
A portrait of Seashore Hall from its 1898 origins as the university hospital wing to its 2019 replacement by the Department of Psychology and Brain Sciences. The narrative traces Seashore’s career, campus relocations, fires, evacuations, and ultimate razing plans.
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Department of Journalism
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College of Education
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Hancher Auditorium
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