Timothy J. Sullivan | |
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25th President of the College of William & Mary | |
In office April 9, 1992 –June 30, 2005 | |
Preceded by | Paul R. Verkuil |
Succeeded by | Gene Nichol |
18th Dean of William &Mary Law School | |
In office 1985–1992 | |
Preceded by | William B. Spong Jr. |
Succeeded by | Thomas G. Krattenmaker |
Personal details | |
Born | Ravenna,Ohio,United States | April 15,1944
Spouse(s) | Anne Klare Sullivan |
Alma mater | College of William &Mary (B.A. 1966) Harvard School of Law (J.D. 1969) |
Profession | Educator |
Timothy Jackson Sullivan (born April 15,1944) [1] was the twenty-fifth president of the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg,Virginia,United States. [2] On July 1,2005,he was succeeded by Gene Nichol,former dean of the law school at the University of North Carolina. [3]
The Graduate is a 1967 American romantic-drama film directed by Mike Nichols and written by Buck Henry and Calder Willingham,based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Charles Webb,who wrote it shortly after graduating from Williams College. The film tells the story of 21-year-old Benjamin Braddock,a recent college graduate with no well-defined aim in life,who is seduced by an older married woman,Mrs. Robinson,but then falls for her daughter Elaine.
Timothy James McVeigh was an American domestic terrorist responsible for the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing that killed 168 people,19 of whom were children,and injured more than 680 others,and destroyed one third of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building. The bombing was the deadliest act of terrorism in the United States prior to the September 11 attacks. It remains one of the deadliest acts of domestic terrorism in U.S. history.
Nyota Uhura is a fictional character in the Star Trek franchise. In the original TV series,the character was portrayed by Nichelle Nichols who later reprised the role for the first six Star Trek feature films. A younger Uhura will be portrayed by Celia Rose Gooding in the 2022 prequel series Star Trek:Strange New Worlds. Additionally,an alternate timeline version of Uhura has been portrayed by actress Zoe Saldana in the feature films Star Trek (2009),Star Trek Into Darkness (2013),and Star Trek Beyond (2016).
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The College of William &Mary is a public research university in Williamsburg,Virginia. Founded in 1693 by letters patent issued by King William III and Queen Mary II,it is the second-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and the ninth-oldest in the English-speaking world.
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Gene Ray Nichol,Jr. was the twenty-sixth president of the College of William &Mary in Williamsburg,Virginia,United States. He succeeded Timothy J. Sullivan and officially served from July 1,2005,to February 12,2008. It was the shortest tenure for a William &Mary president since the Civil War. During each year of his presidency,however,the college continued to break its own application records.
Vincent Gerard Nichols is an English cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church,Archbishop of Westminster and President of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales. He previously served as Archbishop of Birmingham from 2000 to 2009. On 22 February 2014,Pope Francis admitted Archbishop Nichols to the Sacred College of Cardinals at a general consistory.
The Flat Hat is the official student newspaper at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg,Virginia. It prints Tuesdays during the College's academic year. It began printing twice-weekly in 2007;since its inception in 1911,The Flat Hat had printed weekly. It returned to weekly printing in 2015. In fall 2020,The Flat Hat began printing biweekly due to restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. The Flat Hat staff operates out of the office located in the basement of William and Mary's Campus Center.
Kaplan Arena is a building used for athletic events for the William &Mary Tribe sports teams at the College of William &Mary in Williamsburg,Virginia. The building contains an 8,600-seat arena,which can seat 11,300 with extra bleachers. The arena's floor measures almost 24,000 square feet (2,200 m2). The building was formerly known as William &Mary Hall. From 2005 to 2016,only the arena proper was called Kaplan Arena,before the entire building was renamed to honor alumni Jane Thompson Kaplan and Jim Kaplan.
Nichol is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
The Institute of Bill of Rights Law (IBRL),founded in 1982,is a center for the study of constitutional law at the William &Mary School of Law in Williamsburg,Virginia,United States. The IBRL focuses on enhancing a scholarly understanding of the nation's Bill of Rights by hosting an annual "Supreme Court Preview" that brings together constitutional and legal experts from law schools in the United States,as well as reporters and affiliates from the nation's news outlets. It also enables research fellows to conduct constitutional research with law professors at the law school,and co-sponsors the Constitutional Conflicts book series with Duke University Law School. The Institute of Bill of Rights Law sponsors events such as Constitutional Originalism debates and various symposiums.
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Timothy Sullivan (1862–1913) was a New York politician who controlled Manhattan's Bowery and Lower East Side districts.
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Reveley,also known as the Griffin,is the mascot of The College of William &Mary. A mythical creature with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion,it was announced as William &Mary's mascot by President Taylor Reveley April 6,2010. The Griffin mascot beat out the other four finalists:a King and Queen,a Phoenix,a Pug,and a Wren. The College hadn't had an official mascot since the late 1970s. It was named Reveley in 2018 to honor university president Taylor Reveley upon his retirement.
The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal,formerly known as the Pope Center for Higher Education Policy and simply the Pope Center,is an American conservative nonprofit institute located in Raleigh,North Carolina.