Drexel University is a private research university with its main campus in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania. Drexel's undergraduate school was founded in 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel,a financier and philanthropist. Founded as Drexel Institute of Art,Science and Industry,it was renamed Drexel Institute of Technology in 1936,before assuming its current name in 1970. As of 2020,more than 24,000 students were enrolled in over 70 undergraduate programs and more than 100 master's,doctoral,and professional programs at the university.
The University of Southern California is a private research university in Los Angeles,California,United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert Maclay Widney,it is the oldest private research university in California.
Lehigh University (LU) is a private research university in Bethlehem,Pennsylvania,in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania. The university was established in 1865 by businessman Asa Packer and was initially affiliated with the Episcopal Church. Lehigh University's undergraduate programs have been coeducational since the 1971–72 academic year. As of 2019,the university had 5,047 undergraduate students and 1,802 graduate students.
University of the Sciences in Philadelphia,previously Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science (PCPS),was a private university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. On June 1,2022,it officially merged into Saint Joseph's University.
Saint Joseph's University is a private Jesuit university in Philadelphia and Lower Merion Township,Pennsylvania. The university was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1851 as Saint Joseph's College. Saint Joseph's is the seventh oldest Jesuit university in the United States and the sixth largest university in Philadelphia. It is named after Saint Joseph. It merged in 2022 with the University of the Sciences. In 2023,Saint Joseph's University announced it would acquire Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences. This will expand Saint Joseph's University by adding a campus in Lancaster,Pennsylvania and expanding the size of the student body especially with students studying nursing and health.
Franklin &Marshall College (F&M) is a private liberal arts college in Lancaster,Pennsylvania. Founded in 1853 on the merger of Franklin College and Marshall College,F&M is named for Benjamin Franklin,who gave the college its first endowment,and John Marshall.
Daskalakis Athletic Center (DAC) is a 300,000 square feet (28,000 m2) athletic and recreational facility in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania.
The U.S. Open is the most prestigious squash tournament in the United States,and one of the most significant in the world. It is a major international display of supreme talent in the sport,and showcases the top players from around the world.
Henri Raoul Marie Salaun was an American hardball squash and tennis player. He was "widely considered one of the world’s most influential squash players."
Gratz College is a private Jewish college in Melrose Park,Pennsylvania. The college traces its origins to 1856 when banker,philanthropist,and communal leader Hyman Gratz and the Hebrew Education Society of Philadelphia joined to establish a trust to create a Hebrew teachers college. Gratz is a graduate college located in a suburban setting,with fully online courses.
The Drexel University Thomas R. Kline School of Law is the law school of Drexel University,a private research university in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania,United States. Established in 2006,it offers Juris Doctor,LLM and Master of Legal Studies degrees and provides for its students to take part in a cooperative education program.
The Drexel Dragons are the athletic teams of Drexel University in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania.
Drexel University College of Medicine is the medical school of Drexel University,a private research university in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania. The medical school represents the consolidation of two medical schools:Hahnemann Medical College,originally founded as the nation's first college of homeopathy,and the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania,the first U.S. medical school for women,which became the Medical College of Pennsylvania when it admitted men in 1970;these institutions merged in 1993,became affiliated with Drexel University College of Medicine in 1998,and were fully absorbed into the university in 2002. With one of the nation's largest enrollments for a private medical school,Drexel University College of Medicine is the second most applied-to medical school in the United States. It is ranked no. 83 in research by U.S. News &World Report.
The history of Drexel University,a private university in Philadelphia,began with the founding of Drexel Institute of Art,Science and Industry in 1891 by Anthony J. Drexel,with the main building dedicated on December 17 of that year.
Susan C. Aldridge is an American academic administrator. She is currently serving as president of Thomas Jefferson University. She was previously president of Drexel University Online. She was the president of University of Maryland University College,vice chancellor of the global campus at Troy University,and a professor of management,organizational behavior,and policy analysis at the National University of Singapore.
The Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health is a part of the Drexel University Health Sciences network of schools. The Dornsife School of Public Health was located in downtown Philadelphia from its inception until December 2013. It has since re-located to the University City Campus.
Osama Khaled Khalifa is a professional squash player who competed for Columbia University. Khalifa was the #1-ranked US college squash player and the 2017 Collegiate National Champion,the first-ever Columbia player to win the national title.
David H. Dornsife is an American businessman and philanthropist from California. He serves as the Chairman of the Herrick Corporation,a steel corporation. With his wife,Dana Dornsife,he donated US$200 million to his alma mater,the University of Southern California in Los Angeles,California,where the Dornsife College of Letters,Arts and Sciences was named in their honor. The Dornsifes also support charitable causes in Africa.
Dana Dornsife is an American entrepreneur,patient-advocate and philanthropist in the areas of health care,education,the environment and social justice. She is the Founder and Chief Mission and Strategy Officer of Lazarex Cancer Foundation,a nationwide non-profit organization that helps advanced-stage cancer patients find and access treatment through Food and Drug Administration clinical trials. Dornsife and her husband,American businessman David H. Dornsife,are philanthropists who have donated hundreds of millions of dollars to charitable causes and were named among the nation’s Top 50 most generous donors in 2016 by The Chronicle of Philanthropy. The couple made the list of America's Top 50 Donors of 2020 as well according to Philanthropy 50,an annual ranking compiled by The Chronicle of Philanthropy. They ranked #27 for giving $59 million.
Dana Ann Remus is an American lawyer who served as White House counsel for U.S. President Joe Biden from January 2021 to July 2022. Prior to her appointment as White House counsel,Remus was general counsel for Joe Biden's 2020 presidential campaign. Earlier in her career,she was deputy assistant to the president and deputy counsel for ethics during the presidency of Barack Obama,was general counsel for the Obama Foundation from 2017 to 2019,and was counsel to Michelle Obama.
