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The Keck Graduate Institute (abbreviated KGI) is a private, research graduate school in Claremont, California. Founded in 1997, it is the 7th and newest member of the Claremont Consortium. It offers 5 graduate degree programs in a range of disciplines with foci both in the life sciences industry and in applied life science research. Academic programs at KGI are organized into two schools, the School of Applied Life Science (SALS) and the School of Pharmacy (SoP). In addition, KGI offers a selective four-year undergraduate program, the Minerva Schools at KGI, in partnership with the Minerva Project. ==History== The Claremont Colleges were formally established in 1925 under the direction of James Blaisdell, then President of Pomona College. In their constitution was a commitment to “found and develop new colleges and educational institutions or programs” as needs were identified and resources were made available. Seventy-two years later, Henry E. Riggs, then President of Harvey Mudd College, identified the need upon which the Keck Graduate Institute would be founded: the need for "scientists and engineers who can help translate basic scientific discoveries into practical applications that will improve the health of people." In 1997, through a $50 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation, the Keck Graduate Institute was established. Henry Riggs became KGI’s founding President. KGI represents The Claremont Colleges’ first entry into graduate-level applied science research and education. The decision to establish Keck Graduate Institute as a seventh Claremont College met with some opposition, particularly from faculty of the other Claremont Colleges who objected to its lack of tenure, and environmentalists who opposed its plans to build a campus next to the Bernard Field Station, an area of undeveloped scrubland. The environmental issue was largely settled when KGI decided to establish its campus at a different location, and other opposition gradually faded.〔(Keck Graduate Institute To Celebrate 10th Year At Weekend Commencement )〕 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「Keck Graduate Institute」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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