Unique classes and superstar professors Because of its prestige, convenient location, and brilliant students, NYU attracts a talented selection of faculty, guest lecturers, and visiting professors with some of the most interesting classes that you never thought were offered in college (or even existed). What makes NYU unique? NYU is […]
10 Wonderful Things About NYU That Took Me by Surprise NYU does have a campus—and it really feels like a college community! Dogs. Professors lead the coolest lives. Professors can become your friends! My addiction to thrift shopping…. Greenery on campus and in the city!? Becoming friends with upperclassmen! What […]
NYU is the epitome of an institution wholly concerned with the global outlook. The student body is wonderfully diverse, the campus is integrated in one of the most influential cities in the modern world, and the school boasts one of the best study-abroad programs in the nation. What is the […]
NYU’s location allows for many opportunities and internships. The student body is quite diverse, and the school is known to be open-minded and liberal. Its commitment to diversity is evidenced by the many diversity-based mentorship programs NYU operates. Is NYU in a good area? The New York University community is […]
The Nation’s Leading Urban University Founded in 1847 as the nation’s first free public institution of higher education, CUNY today has 25 colleges spread across New York City’s five boroughs, serving 275,000 degree-seeking students of all ages and awarding 55,000 degrees each year. Are CUNY schools public schools? The City […]
CUNY–City College (Grove) is ranked No. 140 (tie) in Best Engineering Schools. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Which CUNY school is best for engineering? As a CUNY institution, the Brooklyn College of Education (Brooklyn College of Engineering) holds the […]
The tunnels, the streets, the bridges, the sewers, and so many of the buildings that sprang up from the woods and farms of Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens are all here thanks to Irish workers. But building the city entailed much more than constructing its infrastructure. Did the Irish built America? […]
Websites and email signatures. Queen’s University is situated on the territory of the Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabek. Where are the Lenni Lenape today? Today, Lenape people belong to the Delaware Nation and Delaware Tribe of Indians in Oklahoma; the Stockbridge-Munsee Community in Wisconsin; and the Munsee-Delaware Nation, Moravian of the Thames […]
the people. The Lenape, Lenappe, Lenapi or Lenni Lenape (meaning “the people” or “true people”) are a group of several bands of Native American people who share cultural and linguistic traits. They are also known as the Delaware Indians. Where did the name Lenape come from? The name Lenni Lenape, […]
The Dutch gave up the colony without a fight. The breaking point came in March 1664, when English King Charles II awarded the colony’s land to his brother, the Duke of York, even though the two countries were then technically at peace. When did England take New York from the […]
We currently have pages for the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga, Seneca, Tuscarora, Abenaki, Munsee, Mohegan, Montauk, Shinnecock, Mohican and Wappinger tribes. What tribe of Indians lived in New York? The Lenape, Manhattan’s original inhabitants, called the island Manahatta, which means “hilly island.” Rich with natural resources, Manahatta had an abundance […]
Many of the Dutch settlements were lost or abandoned by the end of the 17th century, but the Netherlands managed to retain possession of Suriname until it gained independence in 1975. Among its several colonies in the region, only the Dutch Caribbean still remains to be part of the Kingdom […]
In 1664, the English took over New Amsterdam and renamed it New York after the Duke of York (later James II & VII). After the Second Anglo-Dutch War of 1665–67, England and the United Provinces of the Netherlands agreed to the status quo in the Treaty of Breda. Who originally […]
The Dutch Invasion of England: 1667 — Military Affairs 13:223‑233 (1949) Did the Dutch conquer Great Britain? They say that history is written by the victors, but it’s hard to tell who the victors were in this series of events. The Dutch paint the victor as William of Orange, who […]
During the Dutch Golden Age, in the 17th century, New York City was called New Amsterdam. It was named after Holland’s largest city by Dutch settlers in 1624. New Amsterdam was the capital of New Netherland, where the Dutch were heavily involved with the fur trade. When did New York […]