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In class discussions, we probe world-changing literature, philosophy, math, science, and more, with graduates entering fields like law, government, STEM, media, and education. The third-oldest college in the US, St. John’s is hailed as the “most forward-thinking, future-proof college in America.”
St. John's College in Cleveland, Ohio, originally known as Sisters' College, was a school for teachers and nurses established in 1928 by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland. In fall 1974, enrollment included 619 women and 51 men. The school closed in 1975.
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The state of Maryland charters St. John’s College, merging it with King William’s School; four of the college founders signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
The former governor’s mansion, McDowell Hall, is completed and serves as the foundation for the college; it is now one of the oldest academic buildings in continuous use in the country. The interior of McDowell Hall was renovatedin 2017.
President George Washington, who in 1783 at the nearby Maryland State House resigned his commission as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army, visits St. John’s College, expressing “much satisfaction at the appearance of this rising seminary.”
Since at least 1792, the first year we have a documented curriculum for St. John’s, Johnnies have read the following authors that are still read in the Program today: Euclid, Plato, Livy, Xenophon, Aristotle, and Epictetus.
Francis Scott Key, a St. John’s alumnus, watches the British bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore and pens a poem—“The Star-Spangled Banner”—commemorating the American victory.
By 1818, these still-read Program authors were added to the curriculum: Homer, John Locke, Virgil, Tacitus, Plutarch, Cicero, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay.
During the Civil War when Camp Parole is built outside the city of Annapolis, the Union’s medical corps takes over St. John’s buildings, which became known as College Green Hospital.
The Black and Orange, the St. John’s College football team, earns a 62-0 victory against what is now the University of Maryland, making the front page of the Washington Post.
A fire engulfs McDowell Halland nearly burns the historic center of St. John’s College to the ground; in the aftermath of the blaze, alumni successfully advocate to have the building restored as close as possible to the original design.
Stringfellow Barr and Scott Buchanan implement their big idea, the New Program, which the college still follows today.
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ST. JOHN COLLEGE. ST. JOHN COLLEGE began as Sisters' College in 1928 to train teachers to staff the elementary schools of the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland, and later expanded its mission to preparing nurses for Catholic hospitals. It was one of the few diocesan colleges in the U.S.
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St. John’s Summer Academy is a college summer program for high school students (ages 15 to 18), modeled after St. John’s discussion-based, interdisciplinary method of teaching the great books. A hands-on introduction to college life, our Great Books Summer Reading Program helps students hone their reading, critical thinking, and discussion skills.
