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[[Image:Harvard u.jpg|right|thumb|240px|Annenberg Hall, the freshman dining facility, (copyright Harvard)]]

[[Image:Harvard u.jpg|right|thumb|240px|Annenberg Hall, the freshman dining facility, (copyright Harvard)]]

'''Harvard University''' is a private university located in [[Cambridge]], [[Massachusetts]], about three miles west of [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]]. It ranked #1 in US News's 2009 "National [[University|Universities]]: Top Schools" list,<ref>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/college/items/2155</ref> and is usually ranked either first or second in most lists of a similar nature.

'''Harvard University''' is a private university located in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], [[Massachusetts]], about three miles west of [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]]. It ranked #1 in US News's 2009 "National [[University|Universities]]: Top Schools" list,<ref>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/college/items/2155</ref> and is usually ranked either first or second in most lists of a similar nature.

Founded in 1636 (as "New College" at Cambridge; the school renamed itself "Harvard College" in 1639.), it is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. It was originally founded by [[Congregationalism|Congregationalists]] for the purpose of training ministers.

Founded in 1636 (as "New College" at Cambridge; the school renamed itself "Harvard College" in 1639.), it is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. It was originally founded by [[Congregationalism|Congregationalists]] for the purpose of training ministers.