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Berea College

(Encyclopedia)Berea College, at Berea, Ky.; coeducational; founded 1855 by John G. Fee as a one-room school, chartered 1866, a college since 1869. Fostered by aboliti...

electoral college

(Encyclopedia)electoral college, in U.S. government, the body of electors that chooses the president and vice president. The Constitution, in Article 2, Section 1, provides: “Each State shall appoint, in such Man...

Pomona College

(Encyclopedia)Pomona College: see Claremont Colleges. ...

Pitzer College

(Encyclopedia)Pitzer College: see Claremont Colleges. ...

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