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“We feel strongly that the spirit characteristic of America at its noblest, above all the pursuit of higher learning, cannot admit of any conditions as to personnel other than those designed to promote the objects for which this institution is established, and particularly with no regard whatever to accidents of race, creed, or sex.”

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Abraham Flexner
Abraham Flexner

Abraham Flexner was a distinguished American journalist and educational reformer, known for his significant contributions to medical education and higher education reform. He was born on November 13, 1866, and died on September 21, 1959. more

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