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The
University of Miami's main campus is located on 260 acres in the
City of Coral Gables, a suburb just south of Miami. Known as "The
City Beautiful," Coral Gables boasts a vibrant business and
cultural community set in a tropical environment.
Today, the University of Miami is the largest, most comprehensive
private research university in the southeastern United States
with a well-earned reputation for academic excellence. Nearly
15,000 undergraduate and graduate students from every state and
more than 140 nations around the world call UM home during the
academic semesters. The University has grown from its main location
in the City of Coral Gables to the Medical campus located in Downtown
Miami, the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science
on Virginia Key, the John J. Koubek Center in Little Havana, the
James L. Knight Center in Downtown Miami, and the South and Richmond
campuses in southwest Miami-Dade county. With more than 9,400
full- and part-time faculty and staff, UM is the second-largest
private employer in Miami-Dade County.
The University of Miami has become a nexus of cultural and social
activities-from the Lowe Art Museum to the Cosford Cinema, from
the Gusman Concert Hall to Jerry Herman Ring Theatre. The University
houses theatres, museums, galleries, an arboretum, and a new arena.
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The
University of Miami's Phillip and Patricia Frost School of Music
is one of the largest music schools housed within a private institution
in the United States. The School of Music is a national leader in
the development of contemporary programs that respond to the needs
of music professions. For example, it was the first to offer degrees
in Music Business and Entertainment Industries and in Music Engineering Technology (1977) and
among the first to offer degrees in Studio Music and Jazz, Music
Therapy, and Musical Theatre. The M.S. in Music Engineering Program,
founded by Ken Pohlmann in 1986, was the first master's program
in music technology in the United States.
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