St. Edward's University
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St. Edward's University is a small, private, Catholic university located in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 1885 by the Reverend Edward Sorin, superior general of the Congregation of Holy Cross and founder of the University of Notre Dame. The school offers a liberal arts education and focuses on ethics and critical thinking.
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Father Sorin began St. Edward's Academy in 1878 on 498 acres (2.02 km²) of farmland. He named the institution after his patron saint, Edward the Confessor. In 1885, the Congregation of Holy Cross chartered St. Edwards College and hired Nicholas Clayton, a prominent Texas architect to design the main building. Completed in 1887, the building dominated the landscape.
St. Edward's College was re-chartered as a university in 1925. Women arrived at St. Edward's in 1966 as students for Maryhill College, a coordinate institution. By 1970, Maryhill was absorbed and St. Edward's became co-educational.
External link
- St. Edward's University (http://www.stedwards.edu/)
References
- "History of St. Edward's University". St. Edward's University (http://www.stedwards.edu/history.htm). Retrieved Apr. 28, 2005.