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Knox College Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

Knox College is a four-year coeducational private college located in Galesburg, Illinois.

Not to be confused with Knox College, Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. [1]
Knox College is also the name of a Toronto School of Theology (TST) and University of Toronto affiliated theological college located in Toronto, Ontario. [1]

Table of contents

1 History
2 Students and faculty
3 Alumni
4 Facilities
5 External links

History

Knox College was founded in 1837 by anti-slavery social reformers. One founder, Rev. Samuel Wright, actively supported the Underground Railroad. The original name for the school was "Knox Manual Labor College", but has been known by its present name since 1857.

Knox was the site of the fifth debate between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas in 1858.

Students and faculty

Student Profile

Size: 1,127
Points of Origin: 46 states; 50 countries
Credentials: 68 percent graduated in the top quarter of their high school class; 35 percent graduated in the top tenth.
Diversity: 53 percent women; 47 percent men; 14 percent students of color (4 percent African American, 5 percent Asian American, 4 percent Latino, 1 percent Native American); 9 percent international.

Faculty Profile

Size: 127 (94 full-time, 33 part-time)
Student-faculty ratio: 12:1
Qualifications: 94 percent have Ph.D. or equivalent degree
Average Class Size: 17

Fraternities

Sororities

Delta Delta Delta
Pi Beta Phi

Alumni

Barnabas Root (also known as Fahma Yahny) - probably the first black man to receive a college degree in Illinois
Amy Carlson - former star on the weekly NBC television series Third Watch
Bob Jamieson - ABC news correspondent

Facilities

Main library name: Seymour Library (2 others on campus)

185,923 books, serial backfiles, and government documents (titles)
1,037 current serials (titles), including periodicals, newspapers, and government documents
96,952 microforms (titles)
6,336 video and audio titles

External links

Knox College official website

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