Taylor University history

In 1850, Fort Wayne Female College started admitting men coeducationally and changed its name to Fort Wayne College.

In 1882, a guest-preaching engagement in the Upland Methodist Church afforded Fort Wayne College (soon to be renamed Taylor University) president Thaddeus Reade the chance to meet the minister of Upland Methodist Church, Rev.

In 1890, Fort Wayne College acquired the former facilities of nearby Fort Wayne Medical College that were vacated after Fort Wayne Medical College's merger with Indiana Asbury College, another Methodist-affiliated college.

In 1891, Taylor University—then located in Fort Wayne—depended on University President Thaddeus Reade to stay open.

In 1893, spring, White negotiated an agreement between the Taylor trustees and the Upland Land Company, whereby the university agreed to move to Upland, Indiana, and the company agreed to provide Taylor with $10,000 in cash and 10 acres (40,000 m) of land.

Reade—a loving and humorous, yet firm, man—died in 1902 at his sister’s home, located where Swallow Robin Hall stands today.

In 1915, Taylor paid seven thousand dollars to purchase 70 acres (280,000 m) more from Charles H. and Bertha Snyder.

In 1920's, early, the university added another 80 acres (320,000 m) to its present location when the Lewis Jones farm was purchased.

After 1922, Taylor University was no longer formally affiliated with Methodism.

ENG110 - Highlights of Taylor Etiquette Taylor University A booklet produced circa 1930 detailing the expectations of Taylor University students.

A booklet produced to inspire giving to Taylor University due to the 1960 fire of H. Maria Wright Hall.

In 1988, Rediger was laid to rest in Jefferson Cemetery near Upland.

In 1992, ninety-nine years after moving to Upland, Taylor University acquired Summit Christian College.

Ringenberg, William C., "Taylor University: The First 150 Years" (1996). Heritage Books and Booklets.

On April 26, 2006, Taylor received national attention when a university van was involved in a fatal accident outside Marion, Indiana, while traveling between the Fort Wayne and Upland campuses.

On April 26, 2008, the second anniversary of the accident, the university dedicated the $2.4 million Memorial Prayer Chapel as a memorial to the victims: students Laurel Erb, Brad Larson, Betsy Smith and Laura Van Ryn, along with Taylor employee Monica Felver.

On May 32, 2009, Cerak graduated from Taylor, and the two families remain close.

In 2018, several professors who believed their fundamentalist and conservative viewpoints were not well represented in the student newspaper published an anonymous underground newspaper called Excalibur.