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Washington University

(Encyclopedia) Washington University, at St. Louis, Mo.; coeducational; est. as Eliot Seminary 1853, opened 1854, renamed 1857. It has a well-known medical school and school of social work as well as…

Waterloo, University of

(Encyclopedia) Waterloo, University of, at Waterloo, Ont., Canada; nondenominational; founded 1957. It has faculties of arts, science, engineering, environmental studies, applied health sciences,…

Koganei

(Encyclopedia) KoganeiKoganeikōgäˈnā [key], city (1990 pop. 105,899), Tokyo Metropolis, central Honshu, Japan. A suburb of Tokyo, Koganei is home to the Tokyo Univ. of Liberal Arts.

Prince Edward Island, University of

(Encyclopedia) Prince Edward Island, University of, at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada; provincially supported; coeducational; founded 1969 with the merger of Prince of Wales College (est…

Montreal, University of

(Encyclopedia) Montreal, University of, at Montreal, Que., Canada; French language; established 1876 as a branch of Laval Univ. It became an autonomous university in 1919. It has faculties of arts…

Cleveland State University

(Encyclopedia) Cleveland State University, at Cleveland, Ohio; coeducational; founded 1964, incorporating Fenn College (est. 1923). The Cleveland-Marshall School of law was incorporated in 1969. The…

jujitsu

(Encyclopedia) jujitsu or jujutsu: see judo; martial arts.

Ottawa, University of

(Encyclopedia) Ottawa, University of, at Ottawa, Ont., Canada; bilingual; provincially supported; founded 1848 as the College of Bytown. It became the Univ. of Ottawa in 1866. It has faculties of…

Carleton University

(Encyclopedia) Carleton University, at Ottawa, Ont., Canada; nonsectarian; coeducational; founded 1942 as Carleton College. It achieved university status in 1957. It has faculties of arts, social…

Wake Forest University

(Encyclopedia) Wake Forest University, at Winston-Salem, N.C.; Southern Baptist; coeducational; chartered 1833, opened 1834 at Wake Forest, moved 1956. The school achieved university status in 1967.…