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A centennial celebration is underway at the Manhattan School of Music in New York City.  The institution traces its roots to music classes offered at Union Settlement after 1913 .  It was  chartered as the Neighborhood Music School in 1920 and was renamed Manhattan School of Music in 1938. A post-graduate department added in 1941 and accreditation was granted by the Middle States Association of Colleges & Schools in 1956. One-thousand and seven (1,007) students were reported to IPEDS with just under one-half (488) enrolled as undergraduates. The Centennial Celebration web pages include information on founder, Janet Daniels Schenck , an historical timeline , and a schedule of centennial events planned for the 2018 academic year.

Columbia University offers a self-guided walking tour in New York City that features 25 sites along with information about the surrounding Morningside Heights neighborhood.  The tour web page includes links for a tour podcast in a variety of formats by Andrew Dolkart, a popular architectural historian and professor of architectural history at Columbia's School of Architecture.  There is also a 16-page .pdf with map and information on the various sites .

The Daily Messenger of Canandaigua, NY reports in " FLCC to mark 50 years with time capsule, art exhibit, book release ," that Finger Lakes Community College will be celebrating its 50th anniversary on Februar y 1st.  The college will host an event from 2:00 to 6:30 p.m. with a time capsule, availability of a new commemorative history book, and a gallery exhibit with works by art faculty members and their students. The college began offering non-credit classes in 1967 and admitted its first freshman class on February 1, 1968 .  It was initially known as Community College of the Finger Lakes.  The name changed to Finger Lakes Community College in 1992.  Classes are offered at seven locations with the main campus in Canandaigua, NY. ThisBold Decision: The Story of Finger Lakes Community College , the 124 page college history, will go on sale for $18 and will be available online and in the FLCC bookstore . Copies will be sold in Canandaigua at the Chamber of Commerce, ...

The Queens, NY Times Ledger published an article by Annabelle Blair, " Bramson ORT college closed after 40 years ," on December 1, 2017.  Blair's reporting provides an update following the institution's announcement initial announcement back in February 2017. Bramson ORT was founded in 1942 as the Bramson ORT Training Center with a mission to serve immigrants and refugees arriving as a result of World War II.  It was operated by the  World Organization for Educational Resources and Technological Training , a global network of over 800 institutions.  Bramson ORT changed its name to Bramson ORT Technical Institute in 1979 and again in 1996 to become Bramson ORT College.