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About Hunter College

Hunter College in 1874, when it was the Normal College of the City of New York.

Founded in 1870 as a teacher's college for women, Hunter College is one of the oldest public higher educational institutions in the United States. More than 23,000 students currently attend Hunter, pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees in more than 170 areas of study. The school's mission is to provide students from all backgrounds, and particularly the underserved, including first-generation college students, with the opportunity to receive an outstanding undergraduate education and, in select areas, professional, master's and doctoral training, that prepare them to thrive and lead in a technology-driven, diverse, competitive, and changing world.

In recent years, the Princeton Review has rated Hunter one of the nation's "Best Value" Colleges, reaching the top ten twice (2010 and 2011) in the past 5 years, and second in the nation in 2010. In US News and World Report's "America's Best Colleges," Hunter's academic standing continues to rise among the 572 public and private institutions in its category, moving from 82 in 2003 to 38 in 2013.

About Hunter College Libraries

Hunter College Libraries include the main Leon and Toby Cooperman Library, Zabar Art Library, Archives and Special Collections, Health Professions Library, and the Schools of Social Work and Public Health Library.

Overview of library resources

Hunter College Libraries hold over 800,000 volumes and 1,200 print periodical subscriptions, as well as hundreds of databases, 100,000 ebooks, and 180,000 electronic periodicals. Hunter College Libraries online resources include primary sources for the past 4 centuries, science and social science datasets, streaming media and over 60,000 digital images.

Position announcements

Hunter College is currently accepting applications.

Hunter College and Hunter College Libraries are looking to work with an experienced Wikipedian to improve biographies of women and/or topics related to women's education.

The contact for this position is Chanitra Bishop.

To apply for this position, send a copy of your resume or CV to visitingscholars@wikiedu.org and head to the Visiting Scholars application.