The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier Incorporated, 1996 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... Universities . With the founding of Johns Hopkins in 1876 the first true university was established in the United States . Within a few years the university as an institution began a rapid rise to its present position of leadership in ...
... Universities . With the founding of Johns Hopkins in 1876 the first true university was established in the United States . Within a few years the university as an institution began a rapid rise to its present position of leadership in ...
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... university , which has the most complex organization of all Ameri- can institutions of higher education , is usually composed of a number of degree - granting schools and colleges at undergraduate and grad- uate levels , grouped in one ...
... university , which has the most complex organization of all Ameri- can institutions of higher education , is usually composed of a number of degree - granting schools and colleges at undergraduate and grad- uate levels , grouped in one ...
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... UNIVERSITY , kǝ - lum'be - a , a private , nonsectarian university located in New York City . The fifth - oldest degree - granting educa- tional institution in the United States , it com- prises Columbia College ( the undergraduate ...
... UNIVERSITY , kǝ - lum'be - a , a private , nonsectarian university located in New York City . The fifth - oldest degree - granting educa- tional institution in the United States , it com- prises Columbia College ( the undergraduate ...
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