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Anhui Medical University
Anhui Medical University (安徽医科大学, AHMU), founded in Shanghai in 1926 as Southeast Medical University, is a provincial key medical university in Hefei, Anhui, with 6 affiliated hospitals, clinical medicine and pharmacy doctoral programs, and ESI top-1% clinical medicine and pharmacology.
Anna Stubblefield
Anna Stubblefield, Rutgers philosophy professor, was convicted in 2015 of sexually assaulting nonspeaking man D.J. after claiming consent via facilitated communication; convictions overturned 2017, later pled to lesser offense.
Anna University (அண்ணா பல்கலைக்கழகம்)
Anna University (அண்ணா பல்கலைக்கழகம்) is a state public university in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, established 4 September 1978 and named after C.N. Annadurai. Formed from CEG (1794), ACT, MIT, and SAP, it affiliates ~494 engineering colleges and holds NAAC A++ and NIRF top-tier rankings.
Annamalai University
Annamalai University, founded 1 January 1929 by Rajah Sir Annamalai Chettiar at Annamalainagar near Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, is a state university on a nearly 1,000-acre campus, NAAC A+ accredited, with on-campus and distance education programmes.
Antioch College
Antioch College, also called Antioch, is a private liberal arts college in Yellow Springs, Ohio, founded 1852 under Horace Mann, pioneer of co-op work education, closed 2008, reopened independently 2011, separate from Antioch University.
Appalachian State University
Appalachian State University, also known as App State, is a public university in Boone, North Carolina, and a member of the University of North Carolina System.
Architectural Association School of Architecture
The Architectural Association School of Architecture (AA), founded in 1847, is the oldest independent school of architecture in the UK, based at Bedford Square, London, known for its unit system of studio teaching and ARB/RIBA-recognized qualifications.
Argosy University
Argosy University was a for-profit American university chain, formerly EDMC-owned, bought by Dream Center Education Holdings in 2017; it entered receivership, lost Title IV aid and WSCUC accreditation, and closed abruptly in March 2019.
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης)
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Αριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης), also known as University of Thessaloniki, is the largest public university in Greece. It was founded in 1925 and opened in 1926.
Arizona State University
Arizona State University (ASU), founded 1885 as the Arizona Territorial Normal School in Tempe, is a public research university and the largest U.S. public university under one administration, with 200,000+ students and repeated No. 1 innovation rankings.
Arkansas State University
Arkansas State University (A-State), public university in Jonesboro, Arkansas, founded 1909 as an agricultural school, university status 1967, Carnegie R2, 17,926 fall 2025 enrollment, Red Wolves athletics.
Army Medical University
Army Medical University (陆军军医大学), also Third Military Medical University, a PLA medical university in Chongqing rebuilt in 2017, with sites in Hebei, Xinjiang, and Tibet; trains military medical personnel and runs Southwest, Xinqiao, and Daping hospitals.
Army–Navy Game
The Army–Navy Game is the annual college football rivalry between West Point and the Naval Academy, first played November 29, 1890 (Navy won 24–0), played every year since 1930, traditionally in Philadelphia, now on the second Saturday of December.
Ashoka University
Ashoka University: private, non-profit liberal arts and sciences university in Rai, Sonepat, Haryana, established May 2, 2014; India's first interdisciplinary university, fully residential, with IIRF No. 1 private ranking and noted academic-freedom controversies.
Ashutosh Mukherjee
Ashutosh Mukherjee, also written Asutosh Mookerjee or Asutosh Mukhopadhyay, was an Indian mathematician, jurist, and Calcutta High Court judge who served two tenures as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calcutta.
Associate degree
Associate degree: a two-year US postsecondary credential, terminal or transfer, averaging about 70 semester hours, offered mainly by community colleges, with earnings premiums of roughly 14 to 45 percent in CTE fields.
Association of American Medical Colleges
Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), founded 1876 in Philadelphia, nonprofit representing 174 US and Canadian medical schools, 400+ teaching hospitals; runs MCAT, AMCAS, ERAS; co-sponsors LCME accreditation; led by David Skorton until 2027.
Association of Commonwealth Universities
Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU): global university network founded 1913 in London, Royal Charter 1963, 400+ member universities in 40+ Commonwealth countries, administering Commonwealth scholarships and higher education policy work.
Assumption University (Worcester)
Assumption University (Worcester), formerly Assumption College, is a private Catholic liberal arts university in Worcester, Massachusetts, founded in 1904 by the Augustinians of the Assumption; it became a university in 2020 with five schools.
Ateneo Blue Eagles
Ateneo Blue Eagles are the varsity athletic teams of Ateneo de Manila University in Quezon City, Philippines. The program competes in the UAAP and has won 26 championships.
Ateneo de Manila University
Ateneo de Manila University (ADMU), Jesuit university founded 1859 in Loyola Heights, Quezon City, Philippines; leading private university, Jose Rizal among alumni; hit by 2026 drowning deaths of two Blue Eagles student-athletes.
Athletic director
Athletic director (AD): senior administrator running a school's or college athletics program, reporting to the president; duties include budgets, fundraising, NCAA compliance, and post-2025 House settlement revenue sharing up to $20.5 million per Division I school.
Atlantic 10 Conference
Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10), formerly the Eastern Eight, is a 14-school NCAA Division I conference founded in 1975, based in Washington, D.C., sponsoring 23 sports and known as a basketball-centric league.
Atlantic Coast Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), NCAA Division I college athletic conference founded 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina. 18 members including Cal, SMU, Stanford; ESPN media rights through 2036; third in Power Four revenue.
Auburn University
Auburn University: public land-, sea-, and space-grant R1 university in Auburn, Alabama, founded 1856 as East Alabama Male College; 35,733 students in fall 2026, 21st president Christopher B. Roberts, SEC charter member.
Australian National University
Australian National University (ANU), Canberra university established by Act of Parliament 1 August 1946; research-focused Group of Eight member, amalgamated with Canberra University College 1960; 6 Nobel laureates; THE 73rd, QS 30th (2025).
Azusa Pacific University
Azusa Pacific University (APU), private evangelical Christian university in Azusa, California, founded 1899 as the Training School for Christian Workers; R2 Carnegie doctoral university, over 7,000 students, HSI and AANAPISI, 18th president Adam J. Morris since 2022.
B.M.S. College of Engineering
B.M.S. College of Engineering (BMSCE, Businayana Mukundadas Sreenivasaiah College of Engineering) is a private, VTU-affiliated autonomous engineering college in Basavanagudi, Bengaluru, founded in 1946 as India's first private engineering college, now run by the B.M.S. Educational Trust with 13 UG and 16 PG programs and NIRF Engineering 151-200 band (2025).
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts (BA): an undergraduate degree combining a major with humanities, social science, and language coursework; counterpart to the Bachelor of Science, with no standardized BA/BS difference across institutions.
Bachelor of Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering (BEng, B.E.) is an undergraduate professional engineering degree, typically three to four years, defined by accreditation criteria such as ABET's 30 math/science and 45 engineering credit hours and recognized internationally through the 25-signatory Washington Accord.