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Eureka College
Eureka College is a liberal arts college in Eureka, Illinois, related by covenant to the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). It has a strong focus on the mutual development of intellect and character.〔 Stated core values are learning, service and leadership.〔 Eureka offers a classical liberal arts education with an array of requirements that are designed to create well-rounded, critical thinking leaders. Popular majors include education, business, history, political science, communication, and the fine and performing arts. Enrollment in 2010–11 was about 785 students. Since 2005, the president of Eureka College has been J. David Arnold.
Eureka College was the third college in the United States to admit men and women on an equal basis. Future U.S. president Abraham Lincoln spoke on campus in 1856. Future U.S. president Ronald Reagan graduated from Eureka College in 1932 with a degree in economics and sociology, and the college has continued to be closely associated with his legacy. In 2010, Eureka College was designated as a national historic district by the National Park Service.
==History==
The college was founded in 1848 by a group of abolitionists who had left Kentucky because of their opposition to slavery and was originally named the Walnut Grove Academy.〔〔Callary, Edward. 2009. ''Place Names of Illinois''. Champaign: University of Illinois Press, p. 116.〕〔(Eureka College, Campus News )〕 It was chartered in 1855.〔(Discover Eureka College )〕 When the school was founded, it was the first school in Illinois (and only the third in the United States) to educate women on an equal basis with men.
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