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2. University of South Alabama - Wikipedia

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   The University of South Alabama ( USA) is a public research university in Mobile, Alabama. It was created by the Alabama Legislature in May 1963, and replaced existing extension programs operated in Mobile by the University of Alabama. The first classes were held in June 1964, with an enrollment of 276 students; the first commencement was held ...

3. Spring Hill College - Wikipedia

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   Spring Hill College is a private Jesuit college in Mobile, Alabama.It was founded in 1830 by Michael Portier, Bishop of Mobile.Along with being the oldest college or university in the state of Alabama, it was the first Catholic college in the South, is the fifth-oldest Catholic college in the United States, and is the third-oldest member of the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities.

4. George Ruffin Bridgeforth - Wikipedia

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   George Ruffin Bridgeforth (October 5, 1873 – January 30, 1955) was an American farmer and educator. He was the first African American to attend the University of Massachusetts Amherst (then Massachusetts Agricultural College), graduating in 1901.

5. University of North Alabama - Wikipedia

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   The school was chartered as LaGrange College by the Alabama Legislature in 1830. The University of North Alabama ( UNA) is a public university in Florence, Alabama. It is the state's oldest public university. Occupying a 130-acre (0.5 km 2) campus in a residential section of Florence, UNA is located within a four-city area that also includes ...

6. List of colleges and universities in Alabama - Wikipedia

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   There are four institutions of higher learning in Alabama that are listed among Tier 1 national universities by U.S. News & World Report - The University of Alabama (UA), Auburn University (AU), the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), and The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). These four universities are also classified among "R1 ...

7. Timeline of women's colleges in the United States - Wikipedia

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   1787: Young Ladies' Academy of Philadelphia was the first government-recognized institution established for women's higher education in the United States. 1803: Bradford Academy (later renamed Bradford College) was the first academy in Massachusetts to admit women. The first graduating class had 37 women and 14 men.