Coppin State University
university, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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Coppin State University is a public, coeducational institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. It is part of the University System of Maryland. Originally founded in 1900 as a normal school for Black students, it was renamed the Fanny Jackson Coppin Normal School in 1926, in honor of an influential African American educator Fanny Jackson Coppin. The institution eventually became Coppin State College and later Coppin State University, offering bachelor's and master's degrees with a focus on urban studies and teacher training.12
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