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Yale University is the third oldest college in the country, founded in 1701 as the Collegiate School in New Haven, CT. It is one of eight "Ivy League" schoolsfounded as an athletic conference but now associated with academic excellence, super-competitive admissions and a culture of elitism. Several U.S. presidentsincluding George W. Bush and his father, George H.W. Bush are Yale graduates. The number of students applying to Yale goes up each year, along with the number of applicants turned away. Just 9 percent of the 21,000 students who applied...
Yale University is the third oldest college in the country, founded in 1701 as the Collegiate School in New Haven, CT. It is one of eight "Ivy League" schoolsfounded as an athletic conference but now associated with academic excellence, super-competitive admissions and a culture of elitism. Several U.S. presidentsincluding George W. Bush and his father, George H.W. Bush are Yale graduates. The number of students applying to Yale goes up each year, along with the number of applicants turned away. Just 9 percent of the 21,000 students who applied for the freshman class of 2006-2007 got in. Yale's professional schools, in art, architecture, law, forestry and environmental studies, business and medicine are top-rated programs in their field. The Yale Law School has turned out judges, presidents and heads of state, including President Bill Clinton, New York senator Hillary Clinton and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. The Yale School of Drama has left a comparable mark on the entertainment industry. Jodie Foster, Meryl Streep and Henry Winkler are all graduates. After Harvard, Yale has the second largest college endowment in the country, at nearly $23 billion. Yale and its affiliated teaching hospital, Yale-New Haven Hospital, are the top two employers in New Haven. Its combined libraries hold 12 million books. Yale has 3,400 faculty members; 5,300 undergraduate students and 6,100 graduate students.
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October 2011 Program Guide
Staff reporterSUNDAY, OCTOBER 2 POLAND A look at the history, culture and religion of Poland (and how those dimensions interpenetrate) with University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee professor Neal Pease and former UWM political science professor Don Pienkos. TUESDAY,...Tags: History (tv network), Obesity, Entertainment Events, Newspaper and Magazine, Murder
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Obama Nominates Sotomayor for Supreme Court
(WGN-AM)- President Barack Obama tapped federal appeals judge Sonia Sotomayor for the Supreme Court on Tuesday, officials said, making her the first Hispanic in history picked to serve on the Supreme Court.
If confirmed by the Senate, Sotomayor, 54,...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Judges, Local Government, Politics, Colleges and Universities
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Milt's File for 9/17/09
Staff reporterA HOME AWAY FROM HOME......it isn't but, still, if you need some rocks and a lot of sunshine,this newly mapped planet far beyond our solar system might suit you not too badly. But any property you consider buying had better have a reliable air...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Criminals, Barack Obama, Crimes, Jimmy Carter
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Orange honors 97 seniors admitted to top colleges
Sentinel School Zone - Orlando SentinelThe Orange County School Board is recognizing tonight its top one percent — nearly 100 students admitted to top colleges from amongst about 10,000 high school graduates this year. The district's traditional high schools provided the names of their... -
'Race For The Cure' Support For Komen Is Sharply Down After Planned Parenthood Flap
The Hartford CourantThe Connecticut affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Curesaid Tuesday that it's seeing a sharp drop in donations and in the number of participants for the June 2 Race for the Cure in Hartford — most likely because of the national Komen organization's...Tags: New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), Breast Cancer, Research, Planned Parenthood
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Festival keys in on piano music
Music festivals typically invite listeners to regard familiar pieces in different contexts and perspectives, seek out musical connections between scores, and discover new things about works they may have long taken for granted. That is as good a...
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Barbara Walters Tells Yale Grads: Don't Just Watch Life Go By
The Hartford CourantNEW HAVEN — President Barack Obama recently told broadcast journalist Barbara Walters that he found his bliss, or passion, when he became a community organizer. Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher once told Walters that she learned...Tags: College Sports, Colleges and Universities, Barack Obama, Graduation, Students
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It's the season for Lyme disease carriers
South Bend Tribune CorrespondentDr. George Knowles recognized the dime-sized rash ring forming around the itchy spot: Lyme disease in its early stages. He and his wife, Dr. Candace Corson, got the illness from tick bites within a few hours of each other this spring. Knowles figures the...Tags: Immune System, Diseases and Illnesses, Lyme Disease, Human Body, Headaches
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A Passion For Urban Planning, And For Food
The Hartford CourantTerry Tondro's life embraced opposites. He was a law school professor, but no ivory tower academic; he enjoyed the finest in wines and foods, but preferred to cook dinner himself. He loved cities — he was truly an urbanist, but he relished the...Tags: Judges, Rome (Italy), University of Connecticut, Colleges and Universities, Wilton
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Cutler's Record Shop, A New Haven Institution, To Close In June
The Hartford CourantPhil Cutler loves his customers, is on great terms with his landlord and has a healthy business — and he's shutting it all down. Cutler's Record Shop, the New Haven store that his family has owned and operated since 1948, will close for good on...Tags: University of Hartford, Tony Bennett, Entertainment, The Everly Brothers (music group), New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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Black male scholars coveted
The local 200+ Men organization has adopted a fitting term to describe the honorees at this weekend's 15th Annual Scholars Breakfast. The term, "blue chip," is usually reserved for high-caliber athletes who will be coveted by the nation's top...Tags: College Sports, Embry-Riddle University, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Science and Technology, Financial Aid
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Internal Trinity Report: 'Preppy-Looking White Males' Assaulted Student
The Hartford CourantTrinity College security officers reported to the administration within hours of the March assault of a student on the edge of campus that a witness had described the two male attackers as "preppy-looking white males'' accompanied by three females...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Trinity College, Witnesses, Prosecution, Theft
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