hiː ɹᵻsˈiːvd hɪz bˌiːˈeɪ fɹʌm mˈækeɪlstɚ kˈɑːlɪdʒ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti wˈʌn, ænd wɛnt ˌɔn tʊ ˈɜːn ɐn ˌɛmˈeɪ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks ænd ɐ pˌiːˈeɪtʃ.dˈiː. ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn fɹʌmðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv ʃᵻkˈɑːɡoʊ.
He received his BA from  Macalester College in 1951, and went on to earn an MA in 1956 and a Ph.D. in 1959 from the University of Chicago.