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About Bucknell
In 1881, the University fell into financial hardship, and they had to ask for William Bucknell’s help. He was a charter member of the board of trustees, and he was generous enough to donate enough money to help the school. As thanks, the trustees renamed the University at Lewisburg to Bucknell University in 1886.
Today, Bucknell has around 3600 students with international students from over 40 countries. Throughout the years, there have been an estimated 45 Burmese students who have come to Bucknell and many more from around the world. Bucknell is now composed of the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Engineering, and the Freeman College of Management, and offers a much wider range of subjects compared to its founding.