Founded in 1868, Wayne State University is a nationally recognized urban research institution offering more than 350 academic programs through 13 schools and colleges to more than 27,000 students. Wayne State’s main campus in Midtown Detroit comprises 100 buildings over 200 acres; its five satellite campuses offer higher education to students throughout Southeast Michigan.
Wayne State is dedicated to preparing students to excel by combining the academic excellence of a major research university with the practical experience of an institution that by its history, location and diversity represents a microcosm of the world we live in. Reflecting its location and the excellent international reputation of its graduate schools — particularly in the sciences — Wayne State boasts the most diverse student body among Michigan’s public universities.
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Sculpture of St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Jesuit order, on the campus of Boston College.
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White nationalists clash with protesters at the Aug. 12, 2017 Charlottesville, Va. rally that turned deadly violent.
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Presidents have traditionally given Oval Office addresses during only the gravest of crises.
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GOP President Ronald Reagan and Democratic House Speaker Tip O'Neill at the April, 1983 signing of bipartisan social security legislation.
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An artist’s impression of electrons orbiting the nucleus.
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Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff Armando Viera, center, consoles an unidentified woman after a motorcade with the body of Ventura County Sheriff’s Sgt. Ron Helus went by Nov. 8, 2018.
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Demonstrators in front of the White House, August 2018.
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A Detroit police officer makes an arrest during the riots of 1967.
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Shooting victims are removed from the Algiers Motel in Detroit, July 26, 1967.
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Protesters awaiting the Supreme Court decision.
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