Adler University

History & Fun Facts

• •History Adler University is named for Alfred Adler (1870–1937), a physician, psychotherapist, and founder of Adlerian psychology, which is sometimes called individual psychology.
• •He is considered the first community psychologist, because his work pioneered attention to community life, prevention, and population health.
• •Among Adler's advocates and followers was Adler University founder Rudolf Dreikurs (1897–1972), a psychiatrist who immigrated to Chicago in 1937 after Adler's death.
• •In 1963, the institute was chartered as a not-for-profit Illinois corporation and approved as a post-secondary educational provider.
• •In 1973, the Illinois Office of Education granted the institute the authority to award the Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology.