[1] Wilensky attended Antioch College during 1942 and again 1945–47, where he majored in economics and political science.
His collegiate years were interrupted by a term of service in the United States Air Force.
He ended up attending the University of Chicago for graduate school, completing a PhD in sociology in 1955.
[2] When he went to the economics department to inquire about continuing his education, Milton Friedman, a young assistant professor and graduate advisor, asked him what he'd being reading that would qualify him as an economist.
"[2][3] His dissertation was titled: The Staff "expert": A Study of the Intelligence Function in American Trade Unions.