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4 days ago · When The New York Times, The Economist, and other major news outlets picked up this story, the university became the focal point of a national debate on education. The changes were ultimately implemented, but the controversy played a role in Sonnenschein's decision to resign in 2000.
2 days ago · Robert Moses (B.A. 1909), New York City Parks Commissioner, Chairman of the New York State Council of Parks, head of the Triborough Bridge Authority, and various other positions George Pataki (B.A. 1967), Governor of New York (1995–2007) [265]
2 days ago · The Ivy League is an American collegiate athletic conference of eight private research universities in the Northeastern United States.The term Ivy League is used more broadly to refer to the eight schools that belong to the league, which are globally-renowned as elite colleges associated with academic excellence, highly selective admissions, and social elitism.
2 days ago · Buffalo, New York. / 42.88639°N 78.87806°W / 42.88639; -78.87806. Buffalo is a city in the U.S. state of New York and the seat of Erie County. It lies in Western New York, at the eastern end of Lake Erie, at the head of the Niagara River, on the United States border with Canada. With a population of 278,349 according to the 2020 ...
3 days ago · Harper Quadrangle at the University of Chicago, a U.S. research university. This is a list of universities in the United States classified as research universities in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Research institutions are a subset of doctoral degree -granting institutions and conduct research.
4 days ago · The New York Post ( NY Post) is an American conservative [3] daily tabloid newspaper published in New York City. The Post also operates three online sites, NYPost.com, [4] PageSix.com, a gossip site, and Decider.com, an entertainment site. The newspaper was founded in 1801 by Alexander Hamilton, a Federalist and Founding Father who was ...
3 days ago · Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755, or 1757 [a] – July 12, 1804) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first secretary of the treasury from 1789 to 1795 during George Washington's presidency . Born out of wedlock in Charlestown, Nevis, Hamilton was orphaned as a child and taken in by a prosperous ...
