New College of California
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New College of California was an experimental, progressive higher-education institution in San Francisco known for its alternative curriculum and emphasis on the arts and social justice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| New College of California canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13194754 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New College of California Context triple: [Robert Duncan, taughtAt, New College of California]
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Merritt College
Merritt College is a public community college in Oakland, California, historically known as a center of political activism and as an educational home to figures such as Black Panther Party co-founder Huey P. Newton.
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B.
Whittier College
Whittier College is a private liberal arts college in Whittier, California, known in part for being the undergraduate institution of former U.S. President Richard Nixon.
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C.
Occidental College
Occidental College is a private liberal arts college in Los Angeles, California, known for its rigorous undergraduate programs and notable alumni, including former U.S. President Barack Obama.
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D.
Claremont Graduate University
Claremont Graduate University is a private, graduate-only research university in Claremont, California, known for its interdisciplinary programs in fields such as the social sciences, humanities, business, and information systems.
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E.
Mills College
Mills College is a historic liberal arts college in Oakland, California, known for its pioneering role in women's education and progressive academic programs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: New College of California Target entity description: New College of California was an experimental, progressive higher-education institution in San Francisco known for its alternative curriculum and emphasis on the arts and social justice.
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A.
Merritt College
Merritt College is a public community college in Oakland, California, historically known as a center of political activism and as an educational home to figures such as Black Panther Party co-founder Huey P. Newton.
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B.
Whittier College
Whittier College is a private liberal arts college in Whittier, California, known in part for being the undergraduate institution of former U.S. President Richard Nixon.
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C.
Occidental College
Occidental College is a private liberal arts college in Los Angeles, California, known for its rigorous undergraduate programs and notable alumni, including former U.S. President Barack Obama.
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Claremont Graduate University
Claremont Graduate University is a private, graduate-only research university in Claremont, California, known for its interdisciplinary programs in fields such as the social sciences, humanities, business, and information systems.
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E.
Mills College
Mills College is a historic liberal arts college in Oakland, California, known for its pioneering role in women's education and progressive academic programs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct private college
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higher education institution ⓘ liberal arts college ⓘ |
| accreditationStatus | lost accreditation prior to closure ⓘ |
| campusType | urban campus ⓘ |
| city | San Francisco ⓘ |
| closureType | institutional shutdown ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| countryISO | US ⓘ |
| dissolved | 2008 ⓘ |
| educationalModel | alternative college model ⓘ |
| emphasized |
community engagement
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experiential learning ⓘ social responsibility ⓘ student-centered learning ⓘ |
| focusArea | arts and social justice ⓘ |
| foundedBy | John Leary ⓘ |
| hadAccreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges ⓘ |
| hadMottoType | socially engaged education ⓘ |
| hadStudentBodyType |
adult learners
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nontraditional students ⓘ |
| hasEducationalFocus |
arts
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humanities ⓘ interdisciplinary studies ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| hasEducationalPhilosophy |
experimental education
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progressive education ⓘ |
| inception | 1971 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
activist orientation
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alternative curriculum ⓘ community-based learning ⓘ small seminar-style classes ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
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linked to:
California, United States
San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ San Francisco, California ⓘ |
| offeredProgram |
activism and social change programs
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graduate programs ⓘ law program ⓘ psychology programs ⓘ teacher education programs ⓘ undergraduate programs ⓘ writing and literature programs ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution |
accreditation problems
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financial difficulties ⓘ |
| region | West Coast of the United States ⓘ |
| sector | private nonprofit ⓘ |
| state |
California
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linked to:
California, United States
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: New College of California Description of subject: New College of California was an experimental, progressive higher-education institution in San Francisco known for its alternative curriculum and emphasis on the arts and social justice.
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