Thomas Jefferson University offers an exceptional collegiate experience nestled in a vibrant and historic area of Philadelphia. As a college student who cherishes both academic rigor and community engagement, TJU has been a perfect fit. The campus itself is modern and conducive to learning, with sta...
Thomas Jefferson University (Philadelphia, PA), home of the Sidney Kimmel Medical College, is a national doctoral research university and a pioneer in cross-disciplinary, professions-focused education. At Jefferson, our students redefine possible.Discover...
Entering its third century in 2020, University of Virginia (UVA) positions its campus for continued growth and success as it continues the vision of its founder, Thomas Jefferson, for an "academical village" in which learning would be an integral part of daily life. Contributing to UVA's endu...
In the piece, Prof. Daut calls on the French government to remove a statue in Paris depicting Thomas Jefferson. It takes some cheek to be a professor at the university founded by Jefferson, and to make that demand. It is also a strange way of imposing US culture war fights on other cou...
His biggest pet project at the end of his life was the design and establishment of the University of Virginia. Jefferson was involved extensively in designing the campus and its buildings, setting up its curriculum, and selecting the faculty. Thomas Jefferson sold much of his humongous private ...
He used to tell a story about the boarding house he stayed in near campus. He roomed there with Bill Friday who later became chancellor of the North Carolina University System. It was virtually unheated and snow blew into the room through cracks in the roof. They slept in their overcoats...
was completed on schedule. It tooembodiedneoclassical principles but was shaped as a perfect octagon. Finally there was the campus of theUniversity of VirginiaatCharlottesville, which Jefferson called his “academical village.” Jefferson surveyed the site, which he could view in the distance from hi...
For adults, he founded Green University® LLC to “connect the dots from wilderness survival to sustainable living skills.” Elpel also founded HOPS Press, LLC and the Jefferson River Canoe Trail. Thomas J. Elpel is the award-winning author of Five Months on the Missouri River: Paddling a...
his fundraising efforts and the attendant frustrations will resonate with the leaders of private and public universities today.” (Wagoner 10) Jefferson was a true visionary in that his ideas are still present in society today, especially when it comes to the construction of a university campus. ...
attendinganti-Vietnam Warrallies and helping to organize a threatened walkout in response to the school’s unfair targeting of Black students for punishment following a campus protest. During his time at Holy Cross, Thomas met Kathy Ambush, a student at nearby Anna Maria College. They married ...