Alfred Select School: December 5, 1836 Alfred Academy: January 31, 1843 Alfred University: April 15, 1857Second oldest co-educational university/college in the U.S.Outstanding early history in support of diversity and women's education
Best known for developing the Dewey Decimal System, Melvil Dewey was also interested in the movement... [Read More]
Hannah Simpson Spencer (born in 1838) graduated from Alfred University in 1864 and was recently hono... [Read More]
As we near yet another end of the academic year, senior art students are busily preparing for their ... [Read More]
“To Mrs. A.A. Allen — For the Library’s Reading Room of Alfred University — ... [Read More]
This beautiful Seth Thomas clock (patented in 1876) once belonged to the Orophilian Lyceum at Alfred... [Read More]
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