April 10, 2012
The Perse is a historic school, and in its near 400 year history it had gained a national reputation for academic excellence and extra curricular achievement. Its alumni include two Nobel Prize winners for Science, the literary critic F.R Leavis, the Theatre director Sir Peter Hall, and guitarist Dave Gilmour of Pink Floyd. The Perse School is ranked 25th in Britain and 1st in the East in a list of top independent schools published by The Sunday Times.
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National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) empowers black engineering students by developing their leadership and experience at San Francisco State. The NSBE, with nearly 30,000 members, is one of the largest student governed organizations in the country. Founded in April 1975, NSBE now includes 175 chapters on college and university campuses, Pre-College, and Technical Professional/Alumni chapters in the United States and abroad.
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April 9, 2012
Established in 2006, the UCF College of Medicine is one of the first U.S. medical schools in decades to be built from the ground up. As a new medical school, UCF’s program epitomizes innovation, high-tech learning tools and a pioneering spirit to educate young doctors and scientists in a new and better way for the 21st century. .
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April 8, 2012
Portland Community College celebrates its 50th anniversary with stories from its community.
Why it’s in the Showcase: The site uses WordPress and jQuery masonry to create an interactive environment for users to submit, share, and browse stories about Portland Community College.
The University of Mary Washington is a public arts and sciences institution in Fredericksburg, Va., that attracts intellectually curious undergraduate and graduate students in search of rigorous academics. The university – located midway between Richmond, Va., and Washington, D.C. – provides a rich array of academic, research, internship, leadership, and recreational opportunities that not only train students for the real world but allow them to interact closely with faculty members.
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February 21, 2012
The Etownian, Elizabethtown College’s student newspaper, is published weekly during the academic year. The paper is one of the oldest news publications in Lancaster County, beginning production in 1904. Since then, the Etownian has grown to be named one of the top college newspapers in the country, earning the award First Place with Special Merit in 2010 from the American Scholastic Press Association for overall newspaper quality.
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