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  2. Wikipedia : Manual of Style/Layout

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    Sample article layout (click on image for larger view) This guide presents the typical layout of Wikipedia articles, including the sections an article usually has, ordering of sections, and formatting styles for various elements of an article. For advice on the use of wiki markup, see Help:Editing; for guidance on writing style, see Manual of ...

  3. Public university - Wikipedia

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    Public universities are state-funded with no cost or minimal tuition, around US$1,500 over four years. Public universities operate autonomously, without intervention from the state. Public universities are prestigious due to their free or low-cost nature, [clarification needed] which removes financial incentives to pass and retain students.

  4. Governing boards of colleges and universities in the United ...

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    Members of public university boards are most often selected by the state governor. [2] Four states (Colorado, Michigan, Nebraska, and Nevada) elect members of some university boards by popular vote. [2] Boards of private universities can be selected either by an alumni vote or by the existing members of the board. [1]

  5. Wikipedia:Manual of Style - Wikipedia

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    The comma-free approach is often used with partial quotations: The report observed "a 45% reduction in transmission rate". A comma is required when it would be present in the same construction if none of the material were a quotation: In Margaret Mead's view, "we must recognize the whole gamut of human potentialities" to enrich our culture.

  6. University system - Wikipedia

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    In the Philippines, university system is a title granted by the Commission on Higher Education to a private or public higher education institution after complying certain requirements. The commission defines university system as an organized academic entity composed of separate but interrelated units, at least one of which has university level ...

  7. State university system - Wikipedia

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    For example, California has the University of California and the California State University as four-year university systems, and the California Community Colleges as its community college system. Texas has seven state university systems (one of which currently consists of only one institution), plus one independent public university.

  8. Sentence spacing in language and style guides - Wikipedia

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    Washington: Public Printer. United States. "U.S. Navy Style Guide "Punctuation" University of Chicago Press (1911). Manual of Style: A Compilation of Typographical Rules Governing the Publications of The University of Chicago, with Specimens of Types Used at the University Press (Third ed.). Chicago: University of Chicago.

  9. College admissions in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Universities have both undergraduate and graduate students. Graduate programs grant a variety of master's degrees as well as the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). Medical schools award either the MD or DO degrees while law schools award the JD degree. Both public and private universities are usually research-oriented institutions.