Showing posts with label New Jersey. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New Jersey. Show all posts

Merger Planned For 2 Novel Jersey Colleges

Claire Lowe of the Press of Atlantic City reports that, "Cumberland in addition to Gloucester county colleges accept side yesteryear side pace toward merger." Lowe indicates that administrators of both institutions signed agreements to maintain alongside a merger yesteryear July 1, 2019.
College Closures since 2009 in the index at the correct of any  page.  There are carve upwardly tabs for non-profit closures, for-profit closures, in addition to ane for mergers in addition to acquisitions.  Each tab includes basic information for the institutions, i.e., Carnegie Classification, sector, accrediting agency, in addition to the IPEDS unitid.

Walking Tour Of Princeton

H5N1 self guided Walking Tour of Princeton has been created past times the Princeton Regional Conventionand Visitors Bureau.
Some of the sites on the tour include:

  1. Albert Einstein House
  2. Princeton Theological Seminary, founded inwards 1811.
  3. Palmer Square
  4. Nassau Presbyterian Church
  5. MacLean House, built inwards 1756. The official residence of college presidents until 1878.
  6. Nassau Hall, the largest rock edifice inwards America when completed.
  7. University Chapel, ane of the to a greater extent than or less beautiful buildings on campus. It was built betwixt 1925 in addition to 1928.
  8. University Art Museum, erected inwards 1889.
  9. Prospect House in addition to Garden given to the College inwards 1878 for last every bit a residence for the presidents. In 1968 the Lowrie House became the official presidential domicile in addition to Prospect House is directly the faculty club.
  10. Woodrow Wilson School of Public in addition to International Affairs, founded inwards 1930.
  11. Bainbridge House, headquarters of the Historical Society of Princeton amongst a museum in addition to changing exhibits.
  12. Princeton Cemetery, to a greater extent than or less of the College presidents are buried inwards President’s Row, including Reverend Aaron Burr, the instant president, in addition to his son, Colonel Aaron Burr, who is buried at his father’s feet adjacent to his grandfather, Jonathan Edwards. Also resting hither are U.S.A. President Grover Cleveland, doctor John Witherspoon, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, in addition to Paul Tulane, along amongst many other notable dignitaries. 
  13. McCarter Theatre, built inwards 1929
  14. Princeton Railroad Station
  15. Einstein Statue, dedicated on Apr 18, 2005 marker the l anniversary of Einstein's buy the farm in addition to 100th anniversary of Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity.

Rutgers Cook For Celebration Of 250Th Anniversary

Adam Clark of nj.com wrote an interesting historical sketch highlighting the 250th anniversary of Rutgers.  Clark notes that the establishment was "Founded every moment Queen's College inwards 1766 to develop hereafter ministers for the Dutch Reformed Church, the schoolhouse was renamed Rutgers College inwards 1825 together with grew into a land-grant establishment and, eventually, the state academy of New Bailiwick of Jersey inwards 1956."  The article includes links to a position out of historical images from Rutger's Special Collections together with Archives.