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  2. List of colloquial names for universities and colleges in the ...

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    In some cases, the nickname may be better known than the formal name. For example, "West Point" for the United States Military Academy or "UCLA" for the University of California, Los Angeles. This list of colloquial names for universities and colleges in the United States provides a lexicon of such names. It includes only alternative names for ...

  3. List of university and college name changes in the United ...

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    Central Institute (1876–1881), Central Collegiate Institute (1881–1889), Hendrix College (1889–1929), Hendrix-Henderson College (1929–1931), Trinity College (1931) 1931 Henry Ford College: Henry Ford Community College 2014 [33] Heritage University: Heritage College Heritage Christian University: International Bible College 2001 Hodges ...

  4. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    eager or intent on, example: he is keen to get to work on time. desirable or just right, example: "peachy keen" – "That's a pretty keen outfit you're wearing." (slang going out of common usage) keeper a curator or a goalkeeper: one that keeps (as a gamekeeper or a warden) a type of play in American football ("Quarterback keeper")

  5. List of intergovernmental organizations - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of the major existing intergovernmental organizations (IGOs). For a more complete listing, see the Yearbook of International Organizations , [ 1 ] which includes 25,000 international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), excluding for-profit enterprises, about 5,000 IGOs, and lists dormant and dead organizations as ...

  6. List of university and college mottos - Wikipedia

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    In the Beginning was the Word - He Has Begotten Us by the Word of Truth [John 1:1], [James 1:18] National University of Asunción: Vitam Impendere Vero: Latin To stake one's life on what is true. - Juvenal, Satires, IV, 91.

  7. Lists of American universities and colleges - Wikipedia

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    The following list contains international institutions of higher education that are accredited or licensed in the United States. The list includes satellite campuses of universities headquartered within the United States.

  8. Glossary of education terms (A–C) - Wikipedia

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    The word comes from the akademeia just outside ancient Athens, where the gymnasium was made famous by Plato as a center of learning. Academic degree A degree is any of a wide range of status levels conferred by institutions of higher education, such as universities, normally as the result of successfully completing a program of study.

  9. List of acronyms in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of acronyms in the Philippines. [1] They are widely used in different sectors of Philippine society. Often acronyms are utilized to shorten the name of an institution or a company.