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Sarah Finnefrock | |
Web Page: | https://elmira.edu |
List Affiliations: | None |
Interests: | African American History / Studies American History / Studies Anthropology Art / Art History Asian American History / Studies Asian History / Studies Childhood and Education Chinese History / Studies Classical Studies Colonial and Post-Colonial History / Studies Early Modern History and Period Studies East Asian History / Studies Eastern Europe History / Studies European History / Studies Film and Film History French History / Studies German History / Studies History Education Islamic History / Studies Italian History / Studies Japanese History / Studies Jewish History / Studies Korean History / Studies Languages Literature Middle East History / Studies Modern European History / Studies Political Science Religious Studies and Theology Russian or Soviet History / Studies Social History / Studies Sociology South Asian History / Studies Southeast Asian History / Studies Spanish and Portuguese History / Studies Theatre and Performance History / Studies Women, Gender, and Sexuality World History / Studies |
Bio: Elmira College is a private, coeducational, Phi Beta Kappa college located in Elmira, New York. Founded in 1855, Elmira was the first college for women with a course of study equal in rigor to the best men’s colleges. “Female seminaries” as they were called at the time, were essentially glorified high schools. In contrast, from its very inception, Elmira College offered rigorous academic programs. Becoming coeducational in 1969, today Elmira has an undergraduate enrollment of approximately 1,200 full-time, mostly residential students. The College also offers advanced certificates, master degree programs, and non-credit courses for professional development. As the guardian of Quarry Farm, where Mark Twain summered for decades and wrote many of his most iconic novels, Elmira College is home to the Center for Mark Twain Studies, one of four nationally recognized Twain sites which serves as a research center for visiting Twain scholars. |