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The private University of Miami was chartered in 1925 by a group of citizens who thought the young Miami community needed an institution of higher learning. Supporters believed that the community offered unique opportunities to develop inter-American studies, to further creative work in the arts and letters, and to conduct teaching and research programs in tropical studies. By the fall of 1926, when the first class of 560 students enrolled at the University of Miami, the land boom had collapsed, and hopes for a speedy recovery were dashed by a major hurricane. In the next 15 years UM barely kept afloat, overcoming bankruptcy and other problems before experiencing tremendous growth as the Miami area grew. When the University opened in 1926, it consisted of the College of Liberal Arts, the School of Music, and the Evening Division. During the Dr. Bowman F. Ashe presidency (1926-52), UM added the School of Law (1928), the School of Business Administration (1929), the School of Education (1929), the Graduate School (1941), the Marine Laboratory (1942; presently the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science), the School of Engineering (1947), and the School of Medicine (1952). Donna E. Shalala became its fifth president in 2001 after serving as the longest-serving Secretary of Health and Human Services in U.S. history. She served in the Clinton Administration from 1993-2000 and oversaw a $600 billion budget. Prior to that, she was Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin - Madison for six years, the first woman ever to head a Big Ten University. Shalala also served as president of Hunter College, The City University of New York, for seven years. UM currently enrolls 15,670 students in approximately 120 undergraduate, 108 master's, 49 doctoral, and two professional areas of study. The University's students represent all 50 states and 114 foreign countries. UM alumni live in all 50 states and in 148 countries. There are more than 155,000 alumni in the University's history. The University of Miami is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award baccalaureate, master's, and doctorate degrees. The University is also accredited by 21 other professional accrediting agencies. It is a member of the American Association of University Women, the American Council on Education, the American Council of Learned Societies, the Association of American Colleges, the Florida Association of Colleges and Universities, and the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities. UM's sports teams are called the Hurricanes and its mascot is the Ibis, known as the first bird to return to an area after a hurricane. For more information go to www.miami.edu. Show less

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