Established in 1963 during the presidency of Robert E. Burns, Elbert Covell College was the second of three residential Oxford-type cluster colleges created by the University of the Pacific during the 1960s. Named for a generous benefactor inspired by President John F. Kennedy’s vision for a new relationship among the Americas, the college sought to foster greater understanding among the peoples and governments of the Americas. It offered a unique Inter-American liberal arts curriculum, taught mainly in Spanish, to students from Latin America and the United States by a prestigious faculty from both regions. Dr. Arthur J. Cullen and Dean Elliot Taylor provided inspiring leadership and personal commitment to these ideals. Students lived in Jessie Ballantyne House, Casa Werner, and Casa Jackson, while the Elbert Covell Dining Hall and El Centro served as all-college facilities. Elbert Covell College began to be phased out in 1982, and its alumni, former faculty, and administrators hoped its legacy would continue within the School of International Studies curriculum and other University of the Pacific programs, enriching the wider university environment and sustaining the spirit of Inter-Americanism.