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Columbia University was founded in 1754 as King's College by royal charter of King George II of England. It is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York and the fifth oldest in the United States, and is recognized as one of the top academic and research institutions in the world.
Columbia University was founded in 1754 as King's College by royal charter of King George II of England. It is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York and the fifth oldest in the United States, and is recognized as one of the top academic and research institutions in the world.
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Francis N. Craig
Francis N. Craig, a retired Edgewood Arsenal scientist, died of respiratory failure Thursday at the Broadmead Retirement Community in Cockeysville. He was 100 and had previously lived in the Loreley section of Baltimore County near White Marsh.
His...Tags: Harvard University, Libraries, Colleges and Universities, Planned Parenthood, Science
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John William Gryder, educator
John William Gryder, who taught chemistry at the Johns Hopkins University for 40 years and was a civil rights activist, died Jan. 26 of complications from dementia at Roland Park Place. He was 85. The son of a Pacific Electric streetcar motorman and a...Tags: France, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Civil Rights, Chemistry, Teaching and Learning
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New space, quirky ideas could turn around the Contemporary Museum
A 12-foot-long white banner with black letters has been suction-cupped to the first-floor windows of the former Craig Flinner art gallery at Charles and Centre streets. It reads:
"Future home of the Contemporary Museum. Opening January, 2012."
At least,...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Fine Artists, Artists, Museums, Andy Warhol
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Influential Harford Community College leader O'Connell dies
Considering the influence he had on Harford County's only institution of higher learning, Alfred C. O'Connell's death last month drew little notice in a community where he lived for many years and left a huge imprint, according to a longtime colleague and...Tags: Washington, DC, Colleges and Universities, Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), George H.W. Bush, Harford County
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Former Laurel resident and Roosevelt High grad earns doctorate from Harvard
James Daniel Whitfield, a 2002 graduate of Eleanor Roosevelt High School and a 2006 graduate of Morehouse College, in Atlanta, received his doctorate from Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass. He completed all requirements for his doctorate in chemical...Tags: Eleanor Roosevelt, Morehouse College, Harvard University, Cambridge (Middlesex, Massachusetts), Prince George's County
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Hopkins Medicine hires Iowa dean as new CEO
Rheumatologist and college dean Dr. Paul B. Rothman will serve as the next CEO of the $6.5 billion Johns Hopkins Medicine health system, ushering in a new era for the world-renowned medical institution that after a decade of rapid expansion faces the...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Allergies, University of Iowa, Health and Medical Professionals, Internal Medicine
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Making Connections: The rise of an education tech startup
The Baltimore-Washington corridor is an economic powerhouse in many areas -- federal contracting, anyone? -- but it may soon become known as the nexus of another, growing industry: online education.
The $400 million purchase of a local education...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Colleges and Universities, Teaching and Learning, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Rosedale (Baltimore, Maryland)
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Maryland wins $50 million Race to Top grant for early childhood programs
Maryland was one of nine states that won a federal competition Friday for early education funds intended to boost the quality of programs available to young children. The state, which has been seen as a strong proponent of early childhood programs for...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Early Learning, Arne Duncan, Teaching and Learning, Kathleen Sebelius
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Mel Filler, coach and mentor
Mel Filler, known to generations of high-school football players simply as "Coach," and to former players as "Uncle Mel," died Dec. 5 after a three-year battle with leukemia. A longtime Forest Hill resident, he was 86.
Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y.,...Tags: John Lennon, College Sports, Leukemia, Paul McCartney, Benny Goodman
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Rove deserves to be heard
Karl Rove spoke at the Johns Hopkins University last week. Mr. Rove delivered the final lecture for the Milton S. Eisenhower Symposium, which is entirely student run and sponsored by the university. I am a co-chair of this organization.
Unsurprisingly,...Tags: Colleges and Universities, David Axelrod, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Karl Rove, White House
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Anne Healy, headmistress
Anne Healy, a visionary educator who as headmistress led the way in integrating Roland Park Country School and oversaw its transition into the computer age, died Wednesday afternoon of post-polio syndrome at Gilchrist Hospice Care in Towson.
The Guilford...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Teaching and Learning, Kent (Litchfield, Connecticut), Oxford (New Haven, Connecticut)
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Robert A. Gibson, educator
Robert A. Gibson, a retired educator and former superintendent of Cecil County public schools, died Nov. 4 of spinal cancer at his home in Port Herman. He was 93. The son of farmers, Dr. Gibson was born and raised in Rising Sun. After graduating from...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Cancer, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Bel Air (Harford, Maryland), Teaching and Learning
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