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Hofstra University: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Modified link of Web site: Official Site of Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York, United States.	Emily Rodriguez	Feb 19, 2025
	Links added.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 14, 2023
	Add new Web site: Colleges and Universities - Hofstra University, Hempstead, Lond Island, New York, United States.	Gloria Lotha	Jun 06, 2019
	Added photograph.	Amy Tikkanen	Nov 13, 2015
	Article revised.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Aug 20, 1999
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998

	
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