Mills College
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Mills College is a historic liberal arts college in Oakland, California, known for its pioneering role in women's education and progressive academic programs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mills College canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2088204 — 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: Mills College Context triple: [Mills College at Northeastern University, formerName, Mills College]
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A.
Saint Mary's College of California
Saint Mary's College of California is a private Catholic liberal arts college in Moraga, California, known for its strong academic programs and competitive NCAA Division I athletics.
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B.
Whittier College
Whittier College is a private liberal arts college in Whittier, California, known in part for being the undergraduate institution of former U.S. President Richard Nixon.
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C.
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara University is a private Jesuit Catholic university in Santa Clara, California, known for its strong programs in business, engineering, and the liberal arts.
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D.
Wellesley College
Wellesley College is a prestigious private women's liberal arts college known for its rigorous academics and influential alumnae network.
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E.
Occidental College
Occidental College is a private liberal arts college in Los Angeles, California, known for its rigorous undergraduate programs and notable alumni, including former U.S. President Barack Obama.
- 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: Mills College Target entity description: Mills College is a historic liberal arts college in Oakland, California, known for its pioneering role in women's education and progressive academic programs.
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A.
Saint Mary's College of California
Saint Mary's College of California is a private Catholic liberal arts college in Moraga, California, known for its strong academic programs and competitive NCAA Division I athletics.
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B.
Whittier College
Whittier College is a private liberal arts college in Whittier, California, known in part for being the undergraduate institution of former U.S. President Richard Nixon.
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C.
Santa Clara University
Santa Clara University is a private Jesuit Catholic university in Santa Clara, California, known for its strong programs in business, engineering, and the liberal arts.
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Wellesley College
Wellesley College is a prestigious private women's liberal arts college known for its rigorous academics and influential alumnae network.
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E.
Occidental College
Occidental College is a private liberal arts college in Los Angeles, California, known for its rigorous undergraduate programs and notable alumni, including former U.S. President Barack Obama.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historically women’s college
ⓘ
liberal arts college ⓘ private college ⓘ |
| accreditation | WASC Senior College and University Commission ⓘ |
| admits |
all genders at the graduate level
ⓘ
women at the undergraduate level ⓘ |
| athleticsNickname | Cyclones ⓘ |
| becameCollegeYear | 1885 ⓘ |
| campusSize | approximately 135 acres ⓘ |
| campusType | urban campus ⓘ |
| charterGrantedYear | 1885 ⓘ |
| colors |
blue
ⓘ
gold ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| currentName | Mills College at Northeastern University ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1852 ⓘ |
| founder |
Cyrus Mills
ⓘ
Susan Mills ⓘ |
| genderFocus | women’s undergraduate education ⓘ |
| hasMotto | “Una destinatio, viae diversae” ⓘ |
| hasNotableAlumniField |
arts
ⓘ
music ⓘ politics ⓘ social activism ⓘ |
| hasNotableProgram |
creative writing program
ⓘ
ethnic studies program ⓘ fine arts program ⓘ music program ⓘ public policy program ⓘ |
| hasSchoolType | women’s college (undergraduate) ⓘ |
| joined | Northeastern University ⓘ |
| knownFor |
innovative arts and music programs
ⓘ
pioneering role in women’s education ⓘ progressive academic programs ⓘ social justice focus ⓘ |
| languageOfMotto | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alameda County
ⓘ
surface form:
Alameda County, California
Oakland ⓘ
surface form:
Oakland, California
San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
| mergerEffectiveYear | 2022 ⓘ |
| movedTo |
Oakland
ⓘ
surface form:
Oakland, California
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| movedToYear | 1871 ⓘ |
| offers |
graduate programs
ⓘ
undergraduate programs ⓘ |
| originalName | Young Ladies Seminary ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | nonsectarian ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mills College Description of subject: Mills College is a historic liberal arts college in Oakland, California, known for its pioneering role in women's education and progressive academic programs.
Referenced by (5)
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