Emory University is a private research university in Atlanta,Georgia. Founded in 1836 as Emory College by the Methodist Episcopal Church and named in honor of Methodist bishop John Emory.
Vanderbilt University is a private research university in Nashville,Tennessee. Founded in 1873,it was named in honor of shipping and rail magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt,who provided the school its initial $1-million endowment in the hopes that his gift and the greater work of the university would help to heal the sectional wounds inflicted by the Civil War. Vanderbilt is a founding member of the Southeastern Conference and has been the conference's only private school since 1966.
Emmanuel College is a private Roman Catholic college in Boston,Massachusetts. The college was founded by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur as the first women's Catholic college in New England in 1919. In 2001,the college officially became a coeducational institution. It is a member of the Colleges of the Fenway consortium. In addition to the Fenway campus,Emmanuel operates a living and learning campus in Roxbury,Massachusetts.
Hendrix College is a private liberal arts college in Conway,Arkansas. Approximately 1,000 students are enrolled,mostly undergraduates. While affiliated with the United Methodist Church,the college offers a secular curriculum and has a student body composed of people from many different religious backgrounds. Hendrix is a member of the Associated Colleges of the South.
The State University of New York at Old Westbury is a public university in Old Westbury,New York,with portions in the neighboring town of Jericho,New York. It enrolls just over 5,000 students.
Valdosta State University is a public university in Valdosta,Georgia. It is one of the four comprehensive universities in the University System of Georgia. As of 2019,VSU had over 12,000 undergraduate and graduate students. VSU also offers classes at Moody Air Force Base north of Valdosta in Lowndes County.
Christendom College is a Roman Catholic liberal arts college founded in 1977 in Front Royal,Virginia,United States,located in the Shenandoah Valley.
Emory University's Goizueta Business School is the private business school of Emory University located in Atlanta,Georgia,United States. It is named after Roberto C. Goizueta,former Chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company.
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is a public health sciences university in Little Rock,Arkansas. It is part of the University of Arkansas System and consists of six colleges,seven institutes,several research centers,a statewide network of community education centers,and the UAMS Medical Center.
Candler School of Theology is one of seven graduate schools at Emory University,located in metropolitan Atlanta,Georgia. A university-based school of theology,Candler educates ministers,scholars of religion and other leaders. It is also one of 13 seminaries affiliated with the United Methodist Church.
Nannerl "Nan" Overholser Keohane is an American political theorist and former president of Wellesley College and Duke University. Until September 2014,Keohane was the Laurance S. Rockefeller Distinguished Visiting Professor of Public Affairs and the University Center for Human Values at Princeton University. She is now a professor in social sciences at the Institute for Advanced Study,Princeton,where she is researching the theory and practice of leadership in democratic societies.
Matthew Lyle Spencer was an American minister,writer and professor. He was the president of the University of Washington and later served as the Dean of the School of Journalism at Syracuse University.
The Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management is the graduate business school of Vanderbilt University in Nashville,Tennessee,United States. Founded in 1969,Owen offers six degrees:a standard 2-year Master of Business Administration (MBA),an Executive MBA,Master of Finance,Master of Accountancy,Master of Accountancy-Valuation,and Master of Management in Health Care,as well as a variety of joint professional and MBA degree programs. Owen also offers non-degree programs for undergraduates and professionals.
John Lee Buchanan was the second president of Virginia Tech and sixth president of the University of Arkansas.
William M. Tsutsui is an American academic,author,economic historian,Japanologist and university administrator. He was named President and CEO of Ottawa University,May 3,2021,and took office July 1,2021.
Susan Herbst is an American political scientist and academic administrator who served as the 15th president of the University of Connecticut. She was named president on December 20,2010,and took office on June 1,2011. She succeeded Michael J. Hogan and was the first woman to be selected as the University of Connecticut's president since the school's founding in 1881. In August of 2019,Herbst was succeeded by Thomas C. Katsouleas.
Middle Georgia State University is a public university with its main campus in Macon,Georgia. It is part of the University System of Georgia and offers programs to students on five campuses in Middle Georgia and online. Middle Georgia State University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate,baccalaureate,master's,and doctoral degrees.
Barbara Ross-Lee,D.O. is an American physician,academic,and the first African-American woman to serve as dean of a U.S. medical school;she is also known as the sister of global music sensation Diana Ross along with being the aunt of actress Tracee Ellis Ross,and singer-songwriters Rhonda Ross Kendrick and Evan Ross. She majored in biology and chemistry at Wayne State University,graduating in 1965. Then,in 1969,she entered Michigan State University's College of Osteopathic Medicine. Ross-Lee then went on to open her own private family practice,teach as a professor,and hold other positions within the medical community. In 1993,she was elected as the first woman dean of a medical school,at Ohio University's Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine. She has earned several awards and honors for her work and accomplishments.
Dr. Samuel DuBois Cook was a political scientist,professor,author,administrator,human rights activist,and civil servant. Dr. Cook is best known for serving as the first African-American faculty member at Duke University,in 1966,as well as serving as the President of Dillard University from 1975 to 1997. In addition to these accomplishments,Dr. Cook was also appointed to the National Council on the Humanities by President Jimmy Carter and the United States Holocaust Memorial Council by President Bill Clinton. Furthermore,he also served as the first black president of the Southern Political Science Association.
Susan D. Richardson is the Arthur Sease Williams Professor of Chemistry at the University of South Carolina. Richardson's research primarily focuses on emerging environmental contaminants,particularly those affecting drinking water systems and including disinfection by-products (DBPs) that can occur in water purification systems.
