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California, University of

(Encyclopedia)California, University of, at ten campuses, main campus at Berkeley; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1868, opened 1869 when it took over the College of California (est. 1853 a...

Bologna, University of

(Encyclopedia)Bologna, University of, at Bologna, Italy; founded in the 11th cent. It originated as a school where law books brought from Ravenna were interpreted. It has faculties of law, political science, econom...

Buffalo, University of

(Encyclopedia)Buffalo, University of: see New York, State Univ. of. ...

Brigham Young University

(Encyclopedia)Brigham Young University, at Provo, Utah; Latter-Day Saints; coeducational; opened as an academy in 1875 and became a university in 1903. It is noted for its law and business schools. The Charles Redd...

Bristol, University of

(Encyclopedia)Bristol, University of, at Bristol, England; established 1876 as University College, Bristol. In 1909 it gained university status. It has faculties of arts, science, medicine, engineering, law, and so...

Ball State University

(Encyclopedia)Ball State University, at Muncie, Ind.; coeducational; founded 1918 as a state institution. In 1929 it became Ball State Teachers College and in 1965 achieved university status. ...

Reading, University of

(Encyclopedia)Reading, University of, at Reading, England; established 1892 as a university extension college affiliated with the Univ. of Oxford. In 1926 it received its charter as an independent university. It ha...

Regina, University of

(Encyclopedia)Regina, University of, at Regina, Sask., Canada. Established in 1911 as a residential high school, it became a junior college at the Univ. of Saskatchewan in 1925, a second campus of that university i...

Sydney, University of

(Encyclopedia)Sydney, University of, at Sydney, Australia, founded 1850, as Australia's first university. It began with a small faculty of arts, acquired a new campus in 1855, added faculties of law, medicine, and ...

Strathclyde, University of

(Encyclopedia)Strathclyde, University of, at Glasgow, Scotland; founded 1796 as Anderson's Institution. In 1886 its name was changed to Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College, and in 1956 it became known as...