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George Woods (Pitt Chancellor)

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Although Woods is generally numbered as Pitt's fifth chancellor, he was actually the first head of the university to have the title "Chancellor" as previously heads of the university were referred to as "Principal", a holdover from the institution's academy days. Woods has been credited with creating
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In 1859, while serving in his new role at the University of Pittsburgh, a lawsuit involving his dispute with NYA precipitated the split in Yarmouth's
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the university's endowment, founding the science and engineering programs, and dramatically increasing enrollment.
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was an American college administrator. He was the fifth chancellor of the
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Pitt: The Story of the University of Pittsburgh 1787-1987
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University of Pittsburgh
Yarmouth, Maine
North Yarmouth Academy
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First Parish Church
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John McLaren
Henry MacCracken


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Morgan

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