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New Brunswick Today published " Douglass Celebrates a Century of Higher Education for Women " on March 29, 2 018.  The article written by Benjamin Clapp coincides with several events that commemorate the founding of New Jersey College for Women in 1918.  The institution was renamed as Douglass College in 1955 and changed its name again in 2007 to Douglass Residential College . You can visit Douglass web pages for more information on college traditions , a timeline , and " Douglass: The Power of 100 Years ," a web pages where alumnae and students can review memories or learn more about various centennial events.  Clapp a lso notes that a new book,  The Douglass Century: Transformation of the Women’s College at Rutgers University , written by three Rutgers faculty members, Kayo Denda, Mary Hawkesworth, and Fernanda Perrone, is published by the Rutgers University Press.

Bloomfield College in Bloomfield, NJ is celebrating the 150th anniversary of its founding in 1868.  The institution was established as the German Theological School and was affiliated with the United Presbyterian Church. The name change to Bloomfield Theological Seminary in 1913. The name change again to Bloomfield College and Seminary in 1926 and then to Bloomfield College in 1960. Enrollment is approximately 1,996 students. You can visit the college website for web pages devoted to the anniversary that include a timeline, upcoming events, and other information .

Trinity College Dublin 's The University Times published a sketch of, " The Haphazard History of Front Square:  The Campanile has come to dominate Front Square. But Trinity's famous square could have ended up looking very different ." Senior staff writer, Holly Brown, notes that the, "...architectural history of the College dates back to 1592 when the first foundation stones were laid on the former site of Old Hallows Monastery."  She concludes that while the space provides a rare setting of tranquility and order in an urban setting, it wasn't by design...it just turned out that it works.

The Stanly News & Press published, " College has served Stanly since 1971 ," with an historical sketch of Stanly Community College of Albemarle, North Carolina written by Toby Thorpe. The institution initially offered classes in 1969 as the Stanly Adult Education Center.  In 1971 it became the Stanly Technical Institute.  The institution was renamed as Stanly Technical College in 1979 and Stanly Community College in 1986 as programs expanded and enrollment grew.

The Post and Courier  of Charleston, SC published several interesting historical sketches of The Citadel corresponding with the 175th anniversary of the institution's founding in 1842.  Links to the articles follow later in this post.   You can also visit an anniversary page on The Citadel's web site for a timeline of key dates , vintage photographs , upcoming events, and other resources. An excellent short YouTube video is also available, " Commemorating The Citadel's 175th Anniversary ." Articles from The Post and Courier :  " After the Civil War and Reconstruction, The Citadel reboots and version 2.0 takes shape ," by Robert Behre " From the Mexican-American War to the War on Terror, Citadel alumni have fought and died in every U.S. conflict ," by Paul Bowers " Citadel ranks emptied during World War II for sacrifices overseas ," by Schuyler Kropf " Military history shaped The Citadel and vice versa: 'When Country Calls, T

The Jacksonville (TX) Progress published, " Lon Morris College: Pieces of history come home ," written by Deborah Burkett, representing the Cherokee County Historical Commission (CCHS). Burkett provides a historical sketch for the institution and describes a recent discovery of many items from the former institution that have been in storage since it closed in 2012. Returned items include diplomas, photographs, yearbooks, paintings and other memorabilia and these are now stored in the CCHS archives. A College History Garden post in September 2013, "   Lon Morris College ," followed the closure.  There are also links to a couple of more recent articles in the comment section below the post where you can read about use of the former campus and the transfer of remaining funds to support scholarships at Texas Wesleyan University. Interested readers might also read, " Lon Morris College, a storied academic history ," that was published by the Jacksonville

Historic Eleutherian College, Inc. posted a link to a recent YouTube video interview from History in Your Own Backyard , " Eleutherian College, Lancaster, Indiana ."  The video runs for approximately 12 minutes and includes an interview with David Hardin of Historic Eleutherian.  There are also a number of internal and external views of the college building and surrounding grounds.  Hardin provides historical background on the founding of the college and the activities of the group dedicated to restoration of the property. Eleutherian College was founded by abolitionists in 1848, to serve as an educational institution for students regardless of race, gender, economics or religion. The current two-story building, constructed in 1853, is located in Lancaster, IN.  For more information, visit:  www.EleutherianCollege.org  or call   (812) 866-6846 .   Eleutherian College has also been featured in several previous College History Garden posts: Eleutherian College (IN)  featuring

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill published " A 'symbol of the life of the University '" to coincide with the upcoming March 16th commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the planting of Davie Poplar Jr. in McCorkle Place.  It is a tradition to maintain a succession of descendants of the original Davie Poplar which was growing when the university was founded in 1790.   The royal line of trees have been cherished by the University for generations.  The story was written by Kelsey Porter and is accompanied with a short video by Rob Holliday that can be accessed vie YouTube, " Davie Poplar, Jr. Turns 100 ."  Porter and Holliday are affiliated with University Communications at the institution.

SCRIPPS College of Communications at Ohio University  in Athens, OH posted, " COMS seniors holdhistorical virtual, walking tours of campus ," last spring with information on a class project that involved students matching alumni memories with historical images from the Ohio UniversityArchives  and Special Collections and other campus information.  Students then used the website Histoypin.org to create virtual walkingtours of the campus .

The Mankato Free Press published a retrospective article March 5, 2018, " Mankato site of state's first public vo-tech ," that provides a brief historical sketch for what is now South Central College. The institution was founded in 1946 as Mankato Vocational School, the first public, post-secondary vocational-technical school in the state. The name change in 1989 to Mankato Technical College. It merged in 1992 to become Albert Lea-Mankato Technical College. Three years later it joined MN State Colleges and Universities System in 1995. Following realignment, it joined with the Faribault campus of what had formerly been MN Riverland Technical College to become South Central Technical College. The name was changed in 2005 to South Central College. South Central College serves 5,090 students and offers 45 academic programs. It also serves over 9,000 additional people through customized training and continuing education programs.

Tarleton State University Library Special Collections and Archives offers a number of innovative ways to access institutional history and traditions.  You can view a number of images and brief descriptions through the " Tarleton State University Campus History Tour ," on the Historypin site. There is also a " Timeline of Tarleton History " created using Tiki-Toki web-based timeline software.  You can quickly scan historical images selected from the archives and click on any of interest for more information. Links are also provided off an About Us drop down menu for a number of resources.  The History & Heritage Book is a 70-page document that includes a comprehensive array of institutional information from the history of campus buildings through origins of campus traditions and everything in between. You can also search and view a wide variety of institutional photographs through the  Cross Timbers Historic Images Project .  The project site offers a collect

Point Loma Nazarene University in San Diego, CA offers a  campus history tour  with historic images of the peninsula from before the institution moved to it's current location.   Photographs with brief historical sketches are provided for:  1.   Mieras Hall 2.   Greek Amphitheatre 3.   Public Safety 4.   Lotus House 5.   Cabrillo Hall 6.   Bresee Alumni House 7.   Culbertson Hall Point Loma University was founded in 1910 as Pacific Bible College in Pasadena, CA.  The name changed to Pasadena College in 1919.  The institution moved to Point Loma in San Diego in 1973.  You can visit the institution's web site for a brief historical overview .

Kansas Newman University posted a couple of videos on Youtube that focus on the institution's history.  An initial introductory video of just over 6 minutes covers the founding of the religious order,  Sisters Adorers of the Most Precious Blood, that operated schools in various Kansas towns. The Sisters purchased property in Wichita, Kansas and s tarted St. John's Academy, a school for girls in 1902. A boy's school was added later. In 1923, Sacred Heart Junior College began and a 4-year baccalaureate program was offered after 1933. The name changed to Sacred Heart College in 1952. It was then renamed Kansas Newman College in 1973 and Newman University in 2000. Another video, " Kansas Newman College, 1973-1998 ," includes a presentation by Sr. Charlotte Rohrbach, ASC, covers a twenty-five year period at the institution just prior to the adoption of the current name. You can also visit the Newman website for a more extensive historical sketch and a link to th

James Brosher posted, " IU's Old Crescent: 1949 vs. 2018 ," on the Indiana University IU Photography blog .  Brosher describes his use of a drone to replicate, as closely as possible, an earlier campus photograph.  He then used the JuxtaposeJS tool available from the Knight Lab web site.  Viewers can then use a slider on the  JuxtaposeJS   image for easy comparison of the more recent photograph with the one taken almost 70 years earlier.

I gave a shout-out in early 2018 to the archives at Indiana University for their active and effective use of social media, " Day in the Life of a College Student in 1890s.. ."   Today, I'll feature Ohio University Archives and Special Collections and University Libraries .  They are  currently hosting an exhibit, " Women at Ohio University, 150 Years of Life and History , " and sent a tweet this morning linking to a diary of Maggie Boyd in the archives , the first OU woman graduate. The archives also maintains a Pinterest board,  @MaggieBoyd1873's World , with links to institutional publications, photographs, slide shows, research, and other items related to Maggie Boyd and her time at the institution. The archives also used Twitter to publish entries from Maggie's senior diary using  @MaggieBoyd1873 . You can also read directly from  images of Maggie's diary through the digital archives .

The University of Illinois, known as Illinois Industrial University, held its first classes on March 2, 1868.  The Student Life and Culture Archives at the university posted, " Reflections on Opening Day 150 years Ago - 2 March 1868 ," written by Gregory Behle, professor at The Master's University.  Behle draws on photographs and other resources from the institutional archives in his portrayal of activities on the campus.