Marlboro
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- proper noun
- /ˈmɑːrlbərəʊ/
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Marlboro College
- "There was this sense of appreciation and almost relief of being with one's peers," said Ellen McCulloch-Lovell, former president of Marlboro College in Vermont and the leader of the talks on that June day.
- Marlboro College
Examples
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Marlboro College's current president, Kevin F. F. Quigley, pointed out diversity within the tiny liberal arts colleges in a recent column in his college's magazine.
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Finances were not a major point of discussion at the June meeting, said McCulloch-Lovell, the former president of Marlboro College.
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So I was applying to like, you know, Marlboro College and read and, and Bard and these schools that were like out in the woods.
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Finances were not a major point of discussion at the June meeting, said McCulloch-Lovell, the former Marlboro president who led the gathering.
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"Among this very special group of colleges, Marlboro stands out for our intensive focus on community and, in particular, for the Vermont-style town meeting that provides our community a role in the college's governance."
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Marlboro last year decided to try to boost enrollment and its academic profile by offering full scholarships to high-achieving students in every state—a move projected to spike its discount rate to 65 percent.
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Nestled in the snowy hills of southern Vermont is Marlboro College, known for its individualized academic programs.
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As a student at Marlboro College, Kermit Woods enjoyed the small class sizes and personalized attention from professors.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Marlboro for the college comes from the Vermont town of the same name, which was itself named after the English place Marlborough. That English name joins marl ('a kind of soil') and borough ('town'), so the college name simply shows where it is.