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Winthrop University is a public university in Rock Hill, South Carolina. It was founded in 1886 by David Bancroft Johnson, who served as the superintendent of Columbia, South Carolina, schools. He received a grant from Robert Charles Winthrop, a philanthropist from Boston, Massachusetts and chair of the Peabody Education Board in Massac…
Winthrop University is a public university in Rock Hill, South Carolina. It was founded in 1886 by David Bancroft Johnson, who served as the superintendent of Columbia, South Carolina, schools. He received a grant from Robert Charles Winthrop, a philanthropist from Boston, Massachusetts and chair of the Peabody Education Board in Massachusetts, to establish the school.
  • Former names: Winthrop Training School (1886–1891) · South Carolina Industrial and Winthrop Normal College (1891–1893) · Winthrop Normal and Industrial College of South Carolina (1893–1920) · Winthrop College, the South Carolina College for Women (1920–1974) · Winthrop College (1974–1992)
  • Motto: Veritas cum libertate
  • Motto in English: Truth with liberty
  • Type: Public university
  • Established: 1886
  • Endowment: $69.4 million (2022)
  • President: Edward A. Serna

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