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Coppin State University is a public liberal arts university located in Northwest Baltimore. A historically black college, Coppin is one of 11 University System of Maryland schools. In 1900, Coppin was founded at the Colored High School as a training program for black elementary school teachers. The program became a department in 1902, and it became its own separate institution in 1909. The institution was named after Fanny Jackson Coppin, a black woman prominent in teacher education, in 1926. The name was changed again in 1938, 1950 and 1963. The most recent name change, to Coppin State University, happened in 2004. Coppin offers bachelor's degrees in 23 areas and master's degrees in 10 areas. The universi...
Coppin State University is a public liberal arts university located in Northwest Baltimore. A historically black college, Coppin is one of 11 University System of Maryland schools. In 1900, Coppin was founded at the Colored High School as a training program for black elementary school teachers. The program became a department in 1902, and it became its own separate institution in 1909. The institution was named after Fanny Jackson Coppin, a black woman prominent in teacher education, in 1926. The name was changed again in 1938, 1950 and 1963. The most recent name change, to Coppin State University, happened in 2004. Coppin offers bachelor's degrees in 23 areas and master's degrees in 10 areas. The university is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, and the teaching, nursing, rehabilitation counselor and social work programs are all accredited. Coppin is the only Maryland higher education institution that manages a public school. The Division I Coppin State Eagles are in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, and the Eagles have teams in eight sports. Student clubs include the Courier student newspaper, performance groups, academic and professional societies, service clubs and Greek life. Notable Coppin alumni include Stephanie Ready, the first woman to coach in men's professional sports.
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Coppin's faculty backs self-review
The Coppin State University Faculty Senate represents the Coppin faculty. This body issued a resolution expressing concern over the university's handling of the shared governance section of Coppin's self-study report. It was not a public censure. It was...Tags: Upper House, Colleges and Universities, Parliament
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Whatever happened to ... Calvin W. Burnett?
After a lengthy career as an educator, Calvin W. Burnett can now read all the books he's always wanted to. He's retired and living in Westminster. The grass does not grow around his feet. "I've now got the time to work around the house and sort out a...Tags: Prince George's County, Barack Obama, Colleges and Universities, William Shakespeare
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Dorothy Y. Wright
Dorothy Young Wright, a retired guidance counselor and teacher in the Baltimore City public school system, died Wednesday of respiratory failure at Greater Baltimore Medical Center. She was 75. Born Dorothy Boone in Raleigh, N.C., Ms. Wright moved to...Tags: Timonium, Medical Conditions, Morgan State University, Classical Music, Anglican
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Opening eyes, minds
Sun reporterThe boys from Baltimore sprawled on leather chairs and sofas in the dark-paneled sitting room of a castle-like residential college at Yale University. It was the kind of place where scholars from earlier decades might have relaxed with cigars as they...Tags: Morgan State University, Hotels and Accommodations, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Murder, Angela Bassett
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Zephs turn heads in loss at Stellar
Of The Morning CallThe crowd came early on Friday night to surround Court No. 1 at Cedar Beach on the second day of the Stellar Construction ''Catch A Rising Star'' basketball tournament. The attraction was highly coveted Glen Mills center Aaric Murray. Murray provided... -
Janet M. Krumm
Janet M. Krumm, a homemaker who established and edited a newsletter for families who had members with disabilities, died Wednesday of intestinal cancer at her Dover, N.H., home. The former Baltimore resident was 57. Janet M. Oleksik was born in Baltimore...Tags: Dundalk, Roman Catholic, Mass Media, Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Colleges and Universities
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Honest self-review will improve Coppin
Coppin State University fills a vital role in Maryland higher education. It provides access to higher education and opportunities to capable women and men from Baltimore and beyond, many of whom are first-generation college students whose promise has been...Tags: Colleges and Universities
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Disgruntled receiver Johnson shows up for Bengals minicamp
Chad Johnson showed up for the start of the Cincinnati Bengals' mandatory minicamp yesterday. Beyond that, nothing was clear. The disgruntled receiver didn't participate in the morning workout after telling the team he has an ailment - fittingly, there...Tags: National Collegiate Athletic Association, Diseases, Law Enforcement, Major League Baseball, Super Bowl
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Bringing back the old rhythms
Sun reporterFor three years, John Sankonis and Concetta Comi danced together on camera as teen "committee" members on The Buddy Deane Show. They didn't realize then that years later, they would marry and settle in Cockeysville - and then decades after that, do the...Tags: Celebrity, People, Dancing, Teen-agers, John Waters
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Delores J. Carter
Sun reporterDelores J. Carter, a retired Baltimore City schools physical education teacher, died of complications from cancer and emphysema June 14 at Maryland General Hospital. She was 77 years old and had lived in the Milford Mill area of Baltimore County. Delores...Tags: Michael Jordan, Morgan State University, Social Security, Frederick Douglass, Wages and Pensions
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