Kalamazoo College
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Kalamazoo College is a private liberal arts college in Kalamazoo, Michigan, known for its rigorous academics and strong study abroad and experiential learning programs.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kalamazoo College canonical | 8 |
| Kalamazoo Literary Institute | 1 |
| Michigan and Huron Institute | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2061026 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kalamazoo College Context triple: [Lisa Kron, educatedAt, Kalamazoo College]
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A.
Hope College
Hope College is a private Christian liberal arts college known for its strong undergraduate programs and picturesque campus in western Michigan.
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B.
Oakland University
Oakland University is a public research university located in Rochester, Michigan, known for its diverse academic programs and strong emphasis on research and community engagement.
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C.
Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University is a public research university located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, known for its programs in aviation, engineering, business, and education.
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D.
Northwestern Michigan College
Northwestern Michigan College is a community college in Traverse City, Michigan, known for its associate degree programs, maritime and aviation training, and partnerships with four-year universities.
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E.
Eastern Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University is a public university in Ypsilanti, Michigan, known for its diverse academic programs and strong emphasis on education, business, and health-related fields.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kalamazoo College Target entity description: Kalamazoo College is a private liberal arts college in Kalamazoo, Michigan, known for its rigorous academics and strong study abroad and experiential learning programs.
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A.
Hope College
Hope College is a private Christian liberal arts college known for its strong undergraduate programs and picturesque campus in western Michigan.
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B.
Oakland University
Oakland University is a public research university located in Rochester, Michigan, known for its diverse academic programs and strong emphasis on research and community engagement.
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C.
Western Michigan University
Western Michigan University is a public research university located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, known for its programs in aviation, engineering, business, and education.
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D.
Northwestern Michigan College
Northwestern Michigan College is a community college in Traverse City, Michigan, known for its associate degree programs, maritime and aviation training, and partnerships with four-year universities.
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E.
Eastern Michigan University
Eastern Michigan University is a public university in Ypsilanti, Michigan, known for its diverse academic programs and strong emphasis on education, business, and health-related fields.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
higher education institution
ⓘ
private liberal arts college ⓘ |
| academicFocus | liberal arts ⓘ |
| accreditation | Higher Learning Commission ⓘ |
| athleticAssociation | NCAA Division III ⓘ |
| athleticConference | Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association ⓘ |
| campusType | urban campus ⓘ |
| city | Kalamazoo ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| curriculumFeature | senior individualized project requirement ⓘ |
| degreeLevel | bachelor's degrees ⓘ |
| established | 1833 ⓘ |
| formerName |
Kalamazoo Baptist College
ⓘ
Kalamazoo College self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Kalamazoo Literary Institute
Kalamazoo College self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Michigan and Huron Institute
|
| foundedBy | Baptist church leaders ⓘ |
| foundingPurpose | to provide higher education in a Christian context ⓘ |
| governance | independent ⓘ |
| governingBody | board of trustees ⓘ |
| hasCampus | Kalamazoo College campus ⓘ |
| hasColor |
black
ⓘ
orange ⓘ |
| knownFor |
K-Plan curriculum
ⓘ
experiential learning programs ⓘ rigorous academics ⓘ strong study abroad programs ⓘ |
| languageOfInstruction | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Kalamazoo, Michigan
|
| motto | Lux Esto ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| mottoTranslation | Be Light ⓘ |
| nickname | K College ⓘ |
| nonProfitStatus | nonprofit institution ⓘ |
| offersFieldOfStudy |
fine arts
ⓘ
humanities ⓘ natural sciences ⓘ social sciences ⓘ |
| offersProgram |
experiential education
ⓘ
service-learning opportunities ⓘ study abroad ⓘ undergraduate programs ⓘ |
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | historically affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA ⓘ |
| servesCommunity | Kalamazoo community ⓘ |
| sportsNickname | Hornets ⓘ |
| state |
Michigan (most of state)
ⓘ
surface form:
Michigan
|
| type | private college ⓘ |
| website | https://www.kzoo.edu/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Kalamazoo College Description of subject: Kalamazoo College is a private liberal arts college in Kalamazoo, Michigan, known for its rigorous academics and strong study abroad and experiential learning programs.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Jordan Klepper
this entity surface form:
Michigan and Huron Institute
this entity surface form:
Kalamazoo Literary Institute