Black Mountain College: Update on origin of building

The blog at greg.org updates an earlier post trying to identify the origin of a building on the campus at Black Mountain College.

Black Mountain College (NC) Project

The Black Mountain College Project offers a rich treasure trove and definately deserves a look!!

Augustana College, South Dakota

Christy Olsen Field of the Norwegian American Weekly offers a brief historical sketch for Augustana College for Norwegian American Weekly.

"...Augustana College traces its roots to the Hillsboro Academy in Hillsboro, Ill. in 1835. A Scandinavian Lutheran group changed the name in 1846 to “The Literary and Theological Institute of the Lutheran Church of the Far West.” The school later moved to Springfield, Ill., where it became known as Illinois State University...Due to doctrinal differences, Professor Lars Paul Esbjorn and a group of followers moved to Chicago in 1860 to establish the Augustana College and Seminary. In the 1860s, the fledgling college was caught up in the westward movement of pioneers, moving its location to Paxton, Ill. in 1863; Marshall, Wis. in 1869; Beloit, Iowa in 1881; and to Canton, S.D. in 1884...Meanwhile, the Lutheran Normal School for educating teachers opened in Sioux Falls, S.D., in 1889. In 1918, synod officials felt that two institutions so close together —approximately 20 miles— was not cost-effective, and therefore merged Augustana College in Canton with the Lutheran Normal School in Sioux Falls under the name Augustana College. After the merger, the school site in Canton became the Augustana Academy (no affiliation with the college), and closed in 1971. Augustana College identifies 1860 as its founding date along with its sister-school, Augustana College in Rock Island, Ill. Those familiar with the two institutions, often refer to Augustana, Rock Island as the Swedish Lutheran school while Augustana in Sioux Falls is known as the Norwegian Lutheran school."

Duns Scotus College (MI)

The Franciscan Alumni Association offers several short historical essays including one on Duns Scotus College that closed in 1979.

Records of Defunct Institutions in Pennsylvania

The Division of Private Licensed Schools offers a link on their web page for requesting records of closed career & trade schools or you may call their office at (717) 783-8228.

The Division of Program Services offers similar records for institutions of higher education that have closed and you can call their office at (717) 772-3623.

Colleges Play the Name Game

See Kim Clark's interesting article, Colleges Play the Name Game, posted 9/17/09 at U.S. News & World Report.

The article includes a quiz where you can test you knowledge of institutional name changes and receive a score to compare with those of your friends and neighbors.

District of Columbia Education Licensure Commission

You can contact the Education Licensure Commission of the Office of the State Superintendent of Education for the District of Columbia. They have a web site with a link for requesting a transcript. The phone # is (202) 727-6436.

Oregon Private Career Schools

The Oregon Department of Education provides contact information to request transcripts. Licensed private career schools are required to maintain student transcripts for a period of 25 years. If a school closes, it is required to forward student transcripts to the Department of Education.

Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission

The State Of Georgia Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission offers a web page with a link to use in requesting transtripts from institutions that have closed.

Parsons College

The Parsons College Foundation website offers links to many images of the institution.

Parsons College Online also offers links to a variety of resources for alumni and friends of the institution.

Iowa College Student Aid Commission

Postsecondary institution operating or advertising in Iowa must register with and be approved by the Iowa College Student Aid Commission. The Commission maintains a page offering information and links to assist students in finding academic records of colleges that have closed in the state.

Newcomb College

John Pope's article in the September 1st issue of The Times-Picayune covers the dismissal of a law suit seeking to reopen Newcomb College.

Founded in 1886, a history of H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College is available on Wikipedia. The Future of Newcomb College website is maintained by supporters interested in maintaining the college as a degree-granting institution for women.

Antioch College #7

Diane Chiddister reports in the September 3rd issue of the Yellow Springs News on the new independent status of Antioch College.

P.J. Huffstutter covers the transfer in an article for the September 2nd issue of the Los Angles Times.