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University of Moncton
University of Moncton at Moncton, N.B., Canada; French language; founded 1864 as St. Joseph's Univ. Its name was changed in 1963. It has faculties of arts, sciences and engineering, business administration, education, social sciences, and graduate studies as well as schools of law, nursing, and... Read more |
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College Professor
College Professor Professors of genetics at colleges and universities teach, perform research, and handle administrative responsibilities. Professors may teach at the undergraduate or graduate levels, or both. Undergraduate teaching involves class lectures, small group seminars, and hands-on... Read more |
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Anthony McLeod Kennedy
Anthony McLeod Kennedy 1936-, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1988-), b. Sacramento, Calif. He graduated from Stanford Univ. (1958) and Harvard Law School (1961). For many years (1965-88) he taught at the McGeorge School of Law at the Univ. of the Pacific. He was named to the U.S.... Read more |
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University of North Texas
University of North Texas at Denton, Tex.; coeducational; est. 1890 as Texas Normal College, became North Texas State Normal College in 1899, North Texas State Teachers College in 1923. In 1949 the school's name was changed to North Texas State College, in 1961 to North Texas State Univ., and in... Read more |
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Francis Keppel
KEPPEL, FRANCIS 1916-1990 D EAN, HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION, U.S. COMMISSIONER OF EDUCATION Work to Improve Teaching.As dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Keppel served for fourteen years, quadrupling the enrollment and establishing the... Read more |
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Jacob Bigelow
Jacob Bigelow (1787-1879) Source P HYSICIAN AND BOTANIST Early Life.Jacob Bigelow was born in Sudbury, Massachusetts, in 1787, the son of a Harvard graduate who was a Congregational minister and a farmer. Educated in a country grammar school until age... Read more |
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Hill Harper
Hill Harper1966— Actor, writer Called "one of the more compelling actors of his generation," by Blockbuster.com, Hill Harper, originally named Frank Harper, has become an actor who, according to Blockbuster.com, "has earned a reputation for turning in complex performances defined by equal parts... Read more |
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David Hackett Souter
David Hackett Souter 1939-, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1990-), b. Melrose, Mass. A graduate of the Harvard Law School, he served as New Hampshire's attorney general (1976-78), and on the state's superior court (1978-83) before being named to the New Hampshire Supreme Court... Read more |
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Theophilus Parsons
PARSONS, THEOPHILUS Theophilus Parsons served as chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court from 1806 to 1813. A man of wide interests and learning, he is recognized for a series of decisions that defined legal principles that have shaped the American business corporation. Parsons... Read more |
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Robert Haas
Robert Haas 1942– Chairman of the board, Levi Strauss & Company Nationality: American. Born: 1942, in San Francisco, California. Education: University of California, Berkeley, BS, 1964; Harvard Graduate School of Business, MBA, 1968. Family: Son of Walter Haas Jr. (chief... Read more |
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Radcliffe alum group ponders change in name for Harvard graduates
...reference from its name and become simply the Radcliffe Association affection Harvard Graduates, the RCAA...yesterday.The group's roughly...graduated from Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges until...first class ... |