Hofstra University is a private, nonsectarian institution of higher learning located in the Village of Hempstead, New York. It came into existence in 1935 envisioned as an independent institution of higher learning, but for the beginning, it was established under the aegis of New York University (NYU) and was originally known as "Nassau College - Hofstra Memorial of New York University at Hempstead, Long Island". The original intent was realized ...
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Hofstra University is a private, nonsectarian institution of higher learning located in the Village of Hempstead, New York. It came into existence in 1935 envisioned as an independent institution of higher learning, but for the beginning, it was established under the aegis of New York University (NYU) and was originally known as "Nassau College - Hofstra Memorial of New York University at Hempstead, Long Island". The original intent was realized in 1937, when it became the independent Hofstra College. The extension of NYU was founded on the estate of a recently deceased wealthy couple, lumber magnate William S. Hofstra (1861-1932) and his second wife, Kate Mason (1854-1933). The extension had been proposed by a Hempstead resident, Truesdel Peck Calkins, who had been superintendent of schools for Hempstead. Hofstra College became a university in 1963. It has a law school, hosts numerous institutes and think tanks, holds an annual Shakespeare festival in its own replica of the Globe...
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