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Kalamazoo College, also known as K College or simply K, is a private liberal arts college in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Founded in 1833, the college is among the 100 oldest in the country. Today, it produces more Peace Corps volunteers per capita than any other U.S. academic institution. From 1997 to 2006 it ranked 21st among all baccalaureate institutions in the percentage of graduates who went on to earn doctorates.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Kalamazoo College )〕 The school was founded by American Baptist ministers, but today maintains no religious affiliation. Kalamazoo College is a member of the Great Lakes Colleges Association. It is listed in Loren Pope's ''Colleges That Change Lives''. In 2012, Forbes rated it 65th of America's Best Colleges, the highest ranked in Michigan as a private college. ==History== Kalamazoo College was founded in 1833 by a group of Baptist ministers as the Michigan and Huron Institute. Its charter was granted on April 22, 1833, the first school chartered by the Legislative Council of the Territory of Michigan. Instruction at the Institute began in fall 1836. In 1837, the name of the fledgling college was changed to the "Kalamazoo Literary Institute" and school officials made their first attempt to secure recognition as a college from the state of Michigan.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Willis and Dunbar )〕 In 1838, however, the University of Michigan opened the Kalamazoo Branch of the University of Michigan, providing a local competitor to the Literary Institute.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Willis and Dunbar )〕 In 1840, the two schools merged, and from 1840 to 1850 the College operated as the Kalamazoo Branch of the University of Michigan.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=Kalamazoo Public Library )〕 In 1850, the Kalamazoo Literary Institute name was restored and in 1855 the school finally received an educational charter from the State of Michigan, establishing explicit recognition of the school as a college.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Willis and Dunbar )〕 After receiving its educational charter, the school changed its name to Kalamazoo College. James Stone, the first president of Kalamazoo College, led the school from 1842 through 1863 and was responsible for instituting the high academic standards that allowed the College to receive its charter. Shortly after becoming president, Stone proposed the addition of a theological seminary to increase the supply of ministers in the region.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Willis and Dunbar )〕 With the support of the Baptist church, classes at the Kalamazoo Theological Seminary began in 1848 with 11 students.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Willis and Dunbar )〕 At the same time, the Female Department continued to expand under the watchful eye of Lucinda Hinsdale Stone.〔 In 1845-46, almost half of the 90 students enrolled in Kalamazoo were women.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Willis and Dunbar )〕 The Stones also played a role in the creation of the Republican Party. A meeting of disgruntled Michigan Whigs, Democrats, and abolitionists at the Stones' Kalamazoo residence set the date for an anti-slavery convention in Jackson, Michigan, which resulted in the formal birth of the Republican Party. The first known student of African descent to attend Kalamazoo College was ex-slave Rufus Lewis Perry. Perry attended Kalamazoo Theological Seminary from 1860–1861, but left before he received a diploma. He was ordained a Baptist minister in Ann Arbor in 1861, and later earned a Ph.D. from State University in Louisville, Kentucky.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Brooks )〕 Jamaican-born brothers Solomon and John Williamson were the first black graduates from "K," receiving their diplomas in 1911. Kalamazoo College also served as a pioneer in coed education, granting its first degree to a woman, Miss Catherine V. Eldred, in 1870.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Willis and Dunbar )〕 In 1877, Kalamazoo College students published the first edition of ''The Index'', a student-run newspaper that continues to publish today. The college also publishes ''The Cauldron'', an annual literary-arts journal; and "The Passage", an annual compilation of students' work from study abroad. Kalamazoo College's reputation as an academic powerhouse and a leader in international education was built during the presidency of Weimer Hicks, who served from 1954 to 1971.〔 Hicks conceived of the "K Plan" program under which most Kalamazoo students spend at least one term abroad and spend at least one term working in an academic internship. As part of the original "K Plan," Kalamazoo College students could attend school year-round. One typical pattern was: * First year: Fall: On campus; Winter: On campus; Spring: On campus; Summer: Off * Sophomore Year: Fall: On campus; Winter: On campus; Spring: Career Development Internship; Summer: On campus * Junior year: Fall: Study Abroad; Winter: Study Abroad; Spring: On campus; Summer: On campus * Senior year: Fall: Senior Individualized Project; Winter: On campus; Spring: On campus Variations to this schedule — such as spring-term study-abroad programs, full-year study-abroad programs, and winter SIPs — were also common. However, the college scrapped its summer term in 1996 due to the difficulty of attracting students to a year-round college. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kalamazoo College」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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