Sabtu, 30 Mei 2015

Acics's Historical Archive For Mortal Career Colleges Together With Schools

The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges together with Schools [ACICS] offers an extensive archive of data of involvement to historians.  ACICS traces it's roots to an organizational coming together held inward Chicago inward 1912.  The organisation serves every bit an accreditor for person career colleges together with schools.  The archives includes:

  • periodicals published past times ACICS together with predecessor organizations from 1921-2014
  • historical monographs--
  • institutional effectiveness monographs
  • annual reports
  • membership directories from 1943-1999
  • manuscripts
  • photographs
  • and, commemorative documents

Sabtu, 23 Mei 2015

Drake College Of Delineate Of Piece Of Employment Organisation Is Closing

Ashley A. Smith reported for Inside Higher Ed on May 22, 2015 that for-profit Drake College of Business is closing.  The establishment was founded inwards 1883 every 2d Bailiwick of Jersey City Business School.  The advert changed to Drake College of Business inwards 1910.  Drake's web site indicates that it volition learn out all programs as well as unopen on July 31, 2015.


Jumat, 15 Mei 2015

Brookstone College Announces Closure

The Charlotte Observer reports that Brookstone College of Business, a modest for-profit amongst locations inwards Charlotte in addition to Greensboro, North Carolina will close.  Established inwards 1939, the establishment was previously known equally Ashmore Business College in addition to Asheboro Business College. These 2 schools became Brookstone College inwards 1984 in addition to relocated to the Greensboro area. The Charlotte campus was opened inwards 1987.

Kamis, 14 Mei 2015

Eisenhower College Is Featured

previous post on the includes to a greater extent than data together with a link to spider web pages of the Eisenhower College Alumni Association.

Rabu, 13 Mei 2015

Mary Baldwin College Approves Cite Change

The Board of Trustees of Mary Baldwin College approved a cite alter to Mary Baldwin University effective August 31, 2016.  The establishment is located inwards Staunton, VA too is affiliated amongst the Presbyterian Church.  It was founded inwards 1842 equally Augusta Female Seminary too became Mary Baldwin Seminary inwards 1895.  The cite was changed to Mary Baldwin College inwards 1923.

Four histories of Mary Baldwin too a diverseness of other historical resources are available online through the institution's archives:  

Clarkson Academy In Addition To Wedlock Graduate College Operate Toward January 2016 Merger

The Boards of Trustees for Clarkson University inwards Potsdam, NY in addition to for Union Graduate College inwards Schenectady, NY continue to back upwards their planned Jan 1, 2016 merger.  Union Graduate College inwards Schenectady volition expire the Clarkson University Capital Region campus.

Thomas S. Clarkson Memorial School of Technology initially opened September 2, 1896.  The refer was changed to the Thomas S. Clarkson Memorial College of Technology inwards 1913 in addition to to Clarkson University inwards 1984.

A history of Clarkson's get-go century, A Clarkson Mosaic, written by Dr. Bradford B. Broughton is available inwards digital format on the institution's website.

Union College in Schenectady, NY get-go began offering choose graduate programs inwards the 1920's.   Programs expanded over fourth dimension inwards cooperation with Albany Law School, Albany College of Pharmacy, and Albany Medical College.  Ultimately, the Graduate College of Union University was formed in addition to chartered yesteryear the State Board of Regents every bit an independent college inJuly 2003. The school’s refer was changed to Union Graduate College inwards May 2006. 

Selasa, 05 Mei 2015

Historical Mark Unveiling For Stanford Woman Somebody College

H5N1 ceremony to grade a novel historical mark for Stanford Female College was featured inwards The Interior Journal of Stanford, KY on May 2, 2015.  The college operated from 1872-1907.  The principal edifice is directly used yesteryear a funeral home.

The Chronicling America website for the Library of Congress includes a set out of digitized copies of The Interior Journal from the belatedly 1800's alongside ads or articles on Stanford Female College.







Senin, 04 Mei 2015

Sabtu, 02 Mei 2015

Historical Sketches Of Tennessee Institutions That Accept Closed

The Tennessee Magazine posted an interesting article on May 1, 2015 highlighting a issue of images as well as brief historical sketches of institutions that bring unopen inwards the state.  Washing College, Burritt College, Irving College, University of Nashville, as well as Fairmount College are a few of institutions featured.

Bill Carey, the writer of the article likewise authored Chancellors, Commodores, as well as Coeds: H5N1 History of Vanderbilt University.  The mass was published inwards 2005 past times Clearbrook Press.


Regis College Is Featured Yesteryear The Boston Globe

interesting article written past times Steve Maas on Apr 26, 2015.  Maas focuses on the revival of the establishment since 2001 when the fiscal province of affairs was dire as well as closing looked similar a existent possibility.  A primal message inward the article is a sudden contrast amongst recent actions taken past times the Sweet Briar College board, "While outsiders questioned whether Regis, amongst an endowment of merely $32 million, could survive, its trustees, alumni, as well as staff committed to keeping the doors open." 
Regis, located inward Weston, MA,  was founded inward 1927 by by the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston to supply instruction to immature women.  The establishment has added graduate programs as well as began admitting males over the past times decade.

A Twelvemonth Of Nutrient Life

The JSRRC Multicultural Enrichment Council late hosted the latest “Around the World Through Books” give-and-take on Barbara Kingsolver’s Ani...