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Thinking about college? Here are some tools and hints to help. Choosing a College Applying to College Scholarship Money Financial Aid Choosing a College…Mohammed, W. Deen
(Encyclopedia) Mohammed, W. Deen (Warith Deen Mohammed), 1933–2008, American Muslim leader, b. Detroit as Wallace Dean Muhammad. The son of Nation of Islam (Black Muslim) leader Elijah Muhammad, he…Means, Russell
(Encyclopedia) Means, Russell, 1939–2012, Native American activist, b. Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, S.Dak. An Oglala Sioux, he grew up near San Francisco, and attended four colleges but never…Inns of Court
(Encyclopedia) Inns of Court, collective name of the four legal societies in London that have the exclusive right of admission to the bar. These societies—Lincoln's Inn, Gray's Inn, the Inner Temple…Lanzhou
(Encyclopedia) Lanzhou or LanchowLanchowboth: länˈjōˈ [key], city (1994 est. pop. 1,295,600), capital of Gansu prov., W China, on the Huang He (Yellow River) at its confluence with the Wei. It is a…Kota Kinabalu
(Encyclopedia) Kota KinabaluKota Kinabalukōtˈə [key]Kota Kinabalukĭnˌəbəl&oomacr;ˈ [key], formerly Jesselton, town (1991 pop. 160,122), capital of Sabah, Malaysia, in N Borneo and on a small…Davenport, John
(Encyclopedia) Davenport, John, 1597–1670, Puritan clergyman, one of the founders of New Haven, Conn., b. Coventry, England, educated at Merton and Magdalen colleges, Oxford. Starting as a Church of…Rawalpindi
(Encyclopedia) RawalpindiRawalpindiräwəlpĭnˈdē [key], city (1998 pop. 1,406,214), NE Pakistan. It occupies the site of an old village inhabited by the Rawals, a tribe of Yogis. A railroad junction…Bodley, George Frederick
(Encyclopedia) Bodley, George FrederickBodley, George Frederickbŏdˈlē [key], 1827–1907, English architect. One of the most prominent and prolific ecclesiastical architects, Bodley was a pupil of Sir…National College Football Champions
Prior to 1998, the National Collegiate Athletic Association recognized as unofficial champion the team selected each year by press association polls of writers and coaches. After 1998, the…Trending
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