| London’s Global University - www.ucl.ac.uk The aim of this section is to provide readers with a general overview of UCL. Just 180 years ago, the benefits of a university education in England were restricted to men who were members of the Church of England; UCL was the first university to be established in England after Oxford and Cambridge, providing a progressive alternative to those institutions’ social exclusivity, religious restrictions and academic constraints. - [Read more] |
| New Mexico Tech - www.nmt.edu New Mexico Tech or NMT a state engineering university located in Socorro, New Mexico specializing in science and engineering. New Mexico Tech officially, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology was originally founded in 1889 as the New Mexico School of Mines. Over the years, our mission has expanded, and we are now an outstanding research university, specializing in areas of science, engineering, and related fields. - [Read more] |
| State Normal School in Fitchburg - www.fsc.edu Established in 1894 by an act of the Massachusetts Legislature, the State Normal School in Fitchburg opened in temporary quarters in the old high school building on Academy Street. Principal John G. Thompson, aided by a teaching staff of three, implemented a two-year teacher training program for women that had forty-six participants. In December 1896, the school expanded into a new building, known as Thompson Hall. - [Read more] |