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Fourteen Academies are in operation: UCLA, URI, GWU, UConn, Loyola Chicago, Rowan NJ, UCF, CUNY-Staten Island, University of Miami, Rutgers University, Illinois State, University of Utah, George Mason University, and St. Mary’s University (UK). 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