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| + | '''Lincoln University''' ('''LU''') is a state-related [[Public university|public]] historically black university near [[Oxford, Pennsylvania]]. Founded as the private '''Ashmun Institute''' in 1854, it has been a public institution since 1972 and was the United States' first degree-granting [[HBCU]].<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20160528181840/http://eprewitt.com/blog-post/the-ambush/|</ref> Its main campus is located on 422 acres near the town of Oxford in southern [[Chester County, Pennsylvania]]. The university has a second location in [[University City, Philadelphia]]. Lincoln University provides undergraduate and graduate coursework to approximately 2,000 students. It is a member-school of the [[Thurgood Marshall College Fund]]. | ||
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| + | While a majority of its students are [[African Americans]], the university has a long history of accepting students of other [[Race (classification of human beings)|race]]s and nationalities.<ref name="LU-history">https://web.archive.org/web/20190531043729/https://www.lincoln.edu/about/history</ref> Women have received degrees since 1953,<ref name="LU-history"/> and made up 66% of undergraduate enrollment in 2019.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20190531013816/https://www.lincoln.edu/about/university-facts</ref> | ||
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| + | From 1854 to 1954, Lincoln University graduates accounted for 20% of African American physicians and over 10% of African American lawyers in the United States.<ref>https://books.google.com/books?id=Rk7NPRm_nB0C&q=From+1854+to+1954,+Lincoln+University+graduates+accounted+for+20+percent+of+Black+physicians&pg=PA371</ref> | ||
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| Motto | "If the Son shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed." |
| Formation | 1854 |
| Headquarters | Pennsylvania, USA |
| Type | • State-related • HBCU |
| Historically black university in Pennsylvania | |
Lincoln University (LU) is a state-related public historically black university near Oxford, Pennsylvania. Founded as the private Ashmun Institute in 1854, it has been a public institution since 1972 and was the United States' first degree-granting HBCU.[1] Its main campus is located on 422 acres near the town of Oxford in southern Chester County, Pennsylvania. The university has a second location in University City, Philadelphia. Lincoln University provides undergraduate and graduate coursework to approximately 2,000 students. It is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.
While a majority of its students are African Americans, the university has a long history of accepting students of other races and nationalities.[2] Women have received degrees since 1953,[2] and made up 66% of undergraduate enrollment in 2019.[3]
From 1854 to 1954, Lincoln University graduates accounted for 20% of African American physicians and over 10% of African American lawyers in the United States.[4]
An Alumnus on Wikispooks
| Person | Born | Died | Summary |
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| Thurgood Marshall | 2 July 1908 | 24 January 1993 | Lawyer |
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160528181840/http://eprewitt.com/blog-post/the-ambush/%7C
- ↑ a b https://web.archive.org/web/20190531043729/https://www.lincoln.edu/about/history
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20190531013816/https://www.lincoln.edu/about/university-facts
- ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=Rk7NPRm_nB0C&q=From+1854+to+1954,+Lincoln+University+graduates+accounted+for+20+percent+of+Black+physicians&pg=PA371
