University of Chicago - Revision history

Quidam65 at 19:04, September 11, 2022

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Aschlafly at 01:33, October 9, 2021

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JDano: /* References */ see also

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References: see also

DavidB4-bot: /* top */Spelling/Grammar Check, typos fixed: self sustaining → self-sustaining

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top: Spelling/Grammar Check, typos fixed: self sustaining → self-sustaining

DavidB4-bot: clean up & uniformity

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clean up & uniformity

Wschact: add endowment

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External links: remove cat covered by subcat

Iduan: references

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references

Iduan: degrees offered

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degrees offered

IScott at 05:01, January 2, 2010

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 Liberal [[Robert Hutchins]], a pioneer of the Essentialist school of education, was the president and chancellor of the university in the mid 20th century.  He attempted to do away with fraternities and campus religious organizations, believing them to be unnecessary distractions.
-In football the school produced the first Heisman Trophy winner, Jay Berwanger, in 1935.  Chicago had beren one of the founding members of the Big Ten athletic conference.  In 1939, Hutchins disbanded the varsity football team, and left the conference.  Decades later a small but modestly successful Division III football team was started.
+In football the school produced the first Heisman Trophy winner, Jay Berwanger, in 1935.  Chicago had been one of the founding members of the Big Ten athletic conference.  In 1939, Hutchins disbanded the varsity football team, and left the conference (however it is still a member of the Big Ten's academic consortium).  Decades later a small but modestly successful Division III football team was started.
 ==See also==

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-'''The University of Chicago''' was founded in 1890 by the American Baptist Education Society and oil magnate [[John D. Rockefeller]], who later described the University of Chicago as “the best investment I ever made.” The land for the new university, in the recently annexed suburb of [[Hyde Park-Kenwood|Hyde Park]], was donated by [[Marshall Field]], owner of the [[Chicago]] department store that bears his name.
+'''The University of Chicago''' was founded in 1890 by the American Baptist Education Society and oil magnate [[John D. Rockefeller]], who later described the University of Chicago as “the best investment I ever made.” The land for the new university, in the recently annexed suburb of [[Hyde Park-Kenwood|Hyde Park]], was donated by Marshall Field, owner of the [[Chicago]] department store that bears his name.
 Although the University was established by [[Baptist]]s, it was non-denominational from the start. It also welcomed women and minority students at a time when many universities did not.

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 In football the school produced the first Heisman Trophy winner, Jay Berwanger, in 1935.  Chicago had beren one of the founding members of the Big Ten athletic conference.  In 1939, Hutchins disbanded the varsity football team, and left the conference.  Decades later a small but modestly successful Division III football team was started.
 ==References==
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 Since the 1950s the University is well known for hosting the [[Chicago School of Economics]], led for many years by [[Milton Friedman]] and [[George Stigler]]. The economics department has dominated the [[Nobel Prizes]] in the past few decades.
-On December 2, 1942, Enrico Fermi and Leo Szilard assembled a rudimentary nuclear reactor under the stands of the former football stadium.  What followed was the first self sustaining nuclear chain reaction, a discovery which lead to the development of the atomic bombs used later in the war.  The site of this Manhattan Project milestone is now commemorated with a statue by Henry Moore titled "Nuclear Energy," it is adjacent to the Regenstein Library.
+On December 2, 1942, Enrico Fermi and Leo Szilard assembled a rudimentary nuclear reactor under the stands of the former football stadium.  What followed was the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction, a discovery which lead to the development of the atomic bombs used later in the war.  The site of this Manhattan Project milestone is now commemorated with a statue by Henry Moore titled "Nuclear Energy," it is adjacent to the Regenstein Library.
 Liberal [[Robert Hutchins]], a pioneer of the Essentialist school of education, was the president and chancellor of the university in the mid 20th century.  He attempted to do away with fraternities and campus religious organizations, believing them to be unnecessary distractions.

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-|degrees=Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral<ref>{{cite web|work=College Board|format=HTML|language=English|accessdate=May 28, 2010|title=College Search - University of Chicago - Chicago - At a Glance|url=http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=1713}}</ref>
+|degrees=Bachelor's, Master's, Doctoral<ref>{{cite web|work=College Board|language=English|accessdate=May 28, 2010|title=College Search - University of Chicago - Chicago - At a Glance|url=http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=1713}}</ref>
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 |endowment=$6.6 billion<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nacubo.org/Documents/research/2011NCSEPublicTablesEndowmentMarketValues319.pdf|title=2011 NACUBO-Commonfund Study of Endowments|accessdate=November 20, 2012}}</ref>|website=http://www.uchicago.edu/
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 '''The University of Chicago''' was founded in 1890 by the American Baptist Education Society and oil magnate [[John D. Rockefeller]], who later described the University of Chicago as “the best investment I ever made.” The land for the new university, in the recently annexed suburb of [[Hyde Park-Kenwood|Hyde Park]], was donated by [[Marshall Field]], owner of the [[Chicago]] department store that bears his name.
-Although the University was established by [[Baptist|Baptists]], it was non-denominational from the start. It also welcomed women and minority students at a time when many universities did not.
+Although the University was established by [[Baptist]]s, it was non-denominational from the start. It also welcomed women and minority students at a time when many universities did not.
 Since the 1950s the University is well known for hosting the [[Chicago School of Economics]], led for many years by [[Milton Friedman]] and [[George Stigler]]. The economics department has dominated the [[Nobel Prizes]] in the past few decades.
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-== External Links ==
+== External links ==
 *[http://www.uchicago.edu Official Website]

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	In football the school produced the first Heisman Trophy winner, Jay Berwanger, in 1935. Chicago had beren one of the founding members of the Big Ten athletic conference. In 1939, Hutchins disbanded the varsity football team, and left the conference. Decades later a small but modestly successful Division III football team was started.		In football the school produced the first Heisman Trophy winner, Jay Berwanger, in 1935. Chicago had beren one of the founding members of the Big Ten athletic conference. In 1939, Hutchins disbanded the varsity football team, and left the conference. Decades later a small but modestly successful Division III football team was started.

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