Famous COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES

The word “university” derives from the Latin phrase universitas magistrorum et scholarium, which roughly translates as a “community of teachers and scholars”. These institutions of higher (or tertiary) learning and research … More

Summit Avenue

Summit Avenue is a street in St. Paul, Minnesota, known for having the longest stretch of Victorian homes in the country. It … More

Saint Ignatius Church

Saint Ignatius is the preserved church of the Collegium Ragusinum, which was the Jesuit college of the former Republic of Ragusa, which is … More

Yonam Engineering College

Yonam Engineering College (aka the Yonam Institute of Digital Technology) is a private technical college located in the city of Jinju … More

Greenwich, Part 5: Old Royal Naval College

Designed by Christopher Wren (the architect of St. Paul’s Cathedral) and constructed between 1696 and 1712, the buildings of the Old Royal … More

Winona

Named after legendary figure Winona, said to have been the first-born daughter of Chief Wapasha (Wabasha) III, the city of Winona in southeastern Minnesota, … More

Various MN Educational Institutions, Pt 2

4. Minneapolis Community & Technical College (above): A public community college located in downtown Minneapolis with one of the most diverse … More

Normandale Community College

Initially established in 1968 as Normandale State Junior College, Normandale Community College is a current member of the Minnesota State … More

College of William & Mary

The College of William & Mary, located in Williamsburg, Virginia, was founded in 1693 at the direction of King William … More

Metropolitan State University

Metropolitan State University was founded in 1971 as “Minnesota Metropolitan State College”. In 1972, with a class of 50 students, … More

St. Catherine University

Known as the College of St. Catherine until 2009, St. Catherine University (aka St. Kate’s) in Minnesota sits atop St. Paul’s 2nd-highest hill in an … More

St. Mary’s College

Founded in 1912 as a men’s college by Bishop Heffron and operated by the Winona Catholic Diocese, Saint Mary’s University of … More

Boston College

Boston College is actually a private Jesuit research university, with around 9,300 undergraduate and 5,000 graduate students throughout its nine schools … More

St. Olaf College

Initially opened in 1875 as St. Olaf’s School, St. Olaf College is now a co-ed private liberal arts college located (like … More

Hamline University

First founded in 1854, Hamline University was the first institution of higher learning in Minnesota, since the University of Minnesota, though chartered earlier in … More

Carlton College

Founded in 1866, Carleton College is a private liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota and one of the few that run on the trimester system. The college, … More

St. John’s University

Saint John’s University (SJU) was founded in 1857 by the Benedictine monks of Saint John’s Abbey, having emigrated from Bavaria. The campus is located … More