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Showing 1 to 14 of 14 for “"University history"”.
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Land and historical changes in a river valley : property, power and dependency in the lower Gambia basin, nineteenth and early twentieth centuries
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Michigan State University. History, 2010
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The Impact of Brand Attitude on Chinese Students’ Private University Choice in the Context of Social Media
… Within the 25 individuals, there are 12 university managers and 13 first year students. The thematic analysis method was used to discover the main factors influencing brand attitudes and the importance of social media for communicating these factors. Findings: Candidates’ primary …
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A Study of Select Decisions That Fostered the Growth and Development of Solusi University in Zimbabwe
… <p><em>Findings.</em> The founding of Solusi University resulted from the efforts of many individuals, including A.T. Robinson, who was the president of the South African Conference. He interviewed Cecil Rhodes, chair of the board of directors of the Chartered Company, and obtained from him …
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Dark Days in the Ohio Valley: Three Western Kentucky Lynchings, 1884-1911
… will likely be the first lynching in the history of Hancock County before morn-ing.” Indeed Bushrod was hanged; however, the heinous act took place in daylight in the full view of cheering women and children. The final case, the April 1911 Livermore (McLean County) lynching, received the …
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A Historical Analysis of the Evolution of the Administrative and Organizational Structure of the University of Central Florida as it Relates to Growth
… terms of the four full-time presidents of the university. The review addressed the processes associated with the establishment and development of Florida Technological University beginning in 1963 through its name change to the University of Central Florida in 1979, concluding in 2013. The …
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The "Sixties" Come to North Texas State University, 1968-1972
North Texas State University and the surrounding Denton community enjoyed a quiet college atmosphere throughout most of the 1960s. With the retirement of President J. C. Matthews in 1968, however, North Texas began witnessing the issues most commonly associated with the turbulent decade, such as …
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William Walker and the Republic of Lower California
… been able to confine themselves to writing the history of a man's life and the impact it made. Their works have many times been polemics, assigning attributes to Walker, ranging from a cold, calculating, paradoxical tyrant whose religion was chivalry, to a political phenomenon personifying the …
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The evolution of Eastern Michigan University: The politics of change and persistence
<p>Background: Eastern Michigan University (EMU) is a regional comprehensive university established as a teacher training school in 1849. This case study analyzed the politics of change and persistence as the organization evolved from a normal schools that trained teachers to a regional …
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Academic Women and the Institutionalisation of English at the University of Cambridge, 1898-1938
… memoirs, reference books, teaching notes, history books and satirical poems, alongside essays, reviews and monographs. Many of the figures and archival sources discussed have never previously received scholarly attention. The thesis analyses these sources to reveal the critical approaches …
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The speaking career of Pat Morris Neff.
The purpose of this study is to present Pat Morris Neff's career as a speaker. This study sought to discover and record facts concerning the life and speaking of Mr. Neff, a native Texan, who has been rated frequently as "an eloquent speaker." The study was made using the following speeches: (1) a …
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James Earl Rudder: A Lesson in Leadership
… as chancellor and president of the Texas A&M University system, until his death in 1970, and the major institutional changes that he enacted during his tenure, which resulted in A&M becoming the respected research university it is today. This significance and recapitulation of Rudder's life …
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Reconciling the "mystery letter" : Frémont's fourth expedition, John Kern Strecker, and the Baylor University Museum.
… mutiny, and cannibalism. Significant to the history of the Western frontier, the letter also holds relevance to one of Baylor University's most beloved sons, John Kern Strecker. Revisiting Strecker and the Baylor University Museum through the lens of the undocumented object, much is learned …
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“One, two, three, four, we don’t want your fucking war”: The student protest movements at Columbia University and Kent State University during the war in Vietnam
… era was a pivotal turning point in American university life, during which students across the country pushed for changes not only to the institutions of higher learning but also to the country as a whole. This historical comparative analysis utilizes significant primary source documentation …
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Η ΙΣΤΟΡΙΑ ΤΟΥ ΔΗΜΟΤΙΚΟΥ ΝΟΣΟΚΟΜΕΙΟΥ ΑΘΗΝΩΝ
… TOWN HALL HOSPITAL WAS THE FIRST STATE OWNED-UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN THE GREEK CAPITAL. 2. FROM THE VERY BEGINNING OF ITS EXISTENCE THE ATHENS TOWN HALL HOSPITAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN A CHARITABLE, NON-PROFIT INSTITUTION. THIS QUALITY WAS KEPT PURE FOR AT LEAST THE FIRT 100 ΥEARS OF ITS FUNCTION. 3. …