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Philadelphia University, the East Falls-based school with a strong history in textile, architecture and design majors, has been plagued with poor name recognition for years. Philadelphia...
1960: The Philadelphia Textile Institute changes its name to the Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science. 1961: Jefferson Medical College opens its doors to female students seeking an MD for the first time; eight women will graduate in the class of 1965.
In 1976, Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science offered its first graduate degree, the Master of Business Administration, and to better reflect the institution’s breadth and depth, it applied for and was granted university status by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1999.
William A. Finn ’67 Establishes Two Historic Endowments. From his time as a textile engineering student at what was then called Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science to today, alumnus William A. Finn ’67’s vision for where his alma mater would—and could—go has been limitless.
When he enrolled, it was Philadelphia Textile Institute, then Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science, and Philly U in 1999. He became head coach in 1967, and just recently...
In 1961, the school changed its name again, to Philadelphia College of Textiles & Science, but was still known as Philadelphia Textile for short. The university's student population doubled between 1954 and 1964, and doubled again by 1978, with programs in the arts, sciences, and business administration being introduced.
A series of four interviews about the history of the Thomas Jefferson University East Falls campus and its predecessor institutions (Philadelphia Textile School, Philadelphia Textile Institute, Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science, and Philadelphia University)
Through this innovative program, with semesters in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA and Galashiels, Scotland UK, students will be immersed in the global textile design market, enabling them to develop both their technical and artisanal skills for foremost industry or entrepreneurial ventures.
As graduate students at the Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science (now Thomas Jefferson University), Joy McGruther Alaoui and Taya Thongyoo Haught were used to being tasked with solving complex problems.
Both Weiss and Collins were trained at what was then called Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science, with the latter having studied abroad at the Scotland university during her junior year at Textile.