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University of Chicago

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The University of Chicago (UChicago) is a private research university in the Hyde Park community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States, established in 1890. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Founded Year
1890 1
Country
United States 1
City
Chicago 1
Ownership Type
Private non-profit 1
Classification
Institution Type
University 1
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Benjamin Bloom, Thinkers

Bloom earned his doctorate at Chicago and remained on its faculty for his whole career, developing Bloom's Taxonomy there.

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John Dewey, Thinkers

Dewey chaired the Department of Philosophy, Psychology and Pedagogy at Chicago and founded its Laboratory School.

Source Wikipedia
Joseph Schwab, Thinkers

Joseph Schwab, curriculum theorist known for advancing "the practical" in curriculum deliberation, was a professor of natural sciences and education at the University of Chicago.

Source University of Chicago (Wikipedia)
Juris Doctor (JD), Qualifications

The University of Chicago Law School first conferred the Juris Doctor degree in 1902, per the JD's own live entity-description.

Source Juris Doctor (JD) (Wikipedia)
Robert Hutchins, Thinkers

Robert Hutchins was president of the University of Chicago from 1929 to 1945, where he instituted the Great Books curriculum.

Source Wikipedia: Robert Maynard Hutchins
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1. University of Chicago (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section
    The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, UChi, or U of C) is a private research university in the Hyde Park community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States.
  • Infobox, Established
    1890
  • Infobox, Location
    Chicago, Illinois, United States
  • Infobox, Location (city)
    Chicago, Illinois, United States
  • Infobox, Type
    Private research university
  • Description, institution-kind classification
    The University of Chicago (UChicago) is a private research university in the Hyde Park community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States, established in 1890.
  • Associated With: Joseph Schwab, Biography section, Joseph J. Schwab article
    He served as a professor of natural sciences and education at the University of Chicago
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Wikipedia
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  • Associated With: John Dewey, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Dewey, career section
    In 1894, Dewey joined the newly founded University of Chicago
  • Associated With: Benjamin Bloom, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Bloom, biography section
    He received a doctorate from the University of Chicago in 1942 and joined its faculty in 1944.
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Juris Doctor (JD) (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Juris Doctor (JD), Entity description, Juris Doctor
Quote, Associated With: Juris Doctor (JD), Entity description, Juris Doctor
The University of Chicago Law School first conferred the degree in 1902, and it now typically takes three years of full-time study.
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Wikipedia: Robert Maynard Hutchins
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Robert Hutchins, Biography section, Robert Maynard Hutchins article
Quote, Associated With: Robert Hutchins, Biography section, Robert Maynard Hutchins article
His most far-reaching academic reforms involved the undergraduate College of the University of Chicago, which was retooled into a novel pedagogical system built on Great Books, Socratic dialogue, comprehensive examinations and early entrance to college.
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