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1854 First university in Minnesota and one of the first coeducational colleges in the United States

1856-57 Offered Minnesota's first legal curriculum

1859 Conferred Minnesota’s first bachelor's degree - to a woman

1863 Conferred Minnesota’s first master's degree - to a womanEmily Sorin

1895 Hosted the world's first intercollegiate basketball game and introduced five-man (as opposed to nine-man) basketball


1924 Established America's first exchange program with Peking (Beijing) University

1980’s Implemented America’s first computer literacy requirement for undergraduates

1994 Offered Minnesota's first advanced writing degree

1995 Offered the Midwest's first doctorate of public administration


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