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Remembering President Emeritus Phillip Kaplan: 1930-2016

University of New Haven President Emeritus Phillip S. Kaplan passed away recently at the age of 85.

January 25, 2016


Phillip S. Kaplan
Phillip S. Kaplan

Dr. Kaplan served as president of UNH from 1973 to 1991. During his tenure, the University matured from a primarily undergraduate commuter school to an institution with an expanded residential student body and more than 20 graduate programs. The campus was expanded to include the Marvin K. Peterson Library; Arbeiter M盲enner Chor (the German Club); Harugari, Echlin and Dodds Halls; the Psychology Building; Vieira Field; the Robert B. Dodds Athletic Field; and several dormitories. In 1993, the new building for the Graduate School, Kaplan Hall, was formally named in his honor. 

Read this story to learn more about Dr. Kaplan鈥檚 life and the many contributions he made to UNH.

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