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'''Harvard University''' is a private university located in [[Cambridge]], [[Massachusetts]]. | '''Harvard University''' is a private university located in [[Cambridge]], [[Massachusetts]]. | ||
Revision as of 12:35, September 16, 2007
Harvard University is a private university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Founded in 1636 (as Harvard College), it is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. It was originally founded by Congregationalists for the purpose of training ministers.
Harvard is one of the eight schools in the Ivy League.
It has been criticized in recent years for grade inflation.[1]