UNIVERSITY EXTENSION
\jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsɪtˌi ɛkstˈɛnʃən], \jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsɪtˌi ɛkstˈɛnʃən], \j_ˌuː_n_ɪ_v_ˈɜː_s_ɪ_t_ˌi_ ɛ_k_s_t_ˈɛ_n_ʃ_ə_n]\
Definitions of UNIVERSITY EXTENSION
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1894 - Dictionary of United States history
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The extension of the advantages of university instruction by means of lectures and classes at various centers.
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The extension of the advantages of university instruction by means of lectures and classes at various centers.
By Noah Webster.
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This movement was introduced into the United States in 1890 by the American Society for the Extension of University Teaching, founded in Philadelphia by Provost William Pepper, of the University of Pennsylvania. During 1891-92 over sixty lecture centres were established in various towns. A seminary for training University Extension lecturers was opened at Philadelphia in October, 1892. More than 100 colleges now participate in the movement. The movement has spread widely and has flourishing lecture centres in New England and the West.
By John Franklin Jameson
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