Harvard is the oldest institution of higher education in the History of America starting in the 1600s

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Harvard University, the oldest institution of higher education in the United States, was founded in 1636 as Harvard College in Newtowne, later Cambridge, Massachusetts. Initially a Puritan institution aimed at training ministers, it was established by the Massachusetts Bay Colony and named after its first benefactor, Puritan minister John Harvard. Over time, it evolved into a comprehensive university, granting graduate and doctorate-level degrees, and has become a renowned center of learning and research. 

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• 1636: Harvard College is founded by the Massachusetts Bay Colony. 

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On October 28, 1636, Harvard, the first college in the American colonies, was founded. Who founded Harvard? Despite popular opinion (and a certain statue) John Harvard did not found Harvard, but he was the first major benefactor and he donated half of his estate and his library of more than 400 books to the School.

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1638: The university acquires its first printing press in English North America. 

1638: John Harvard bequeaths his library and half his estate to the college, which is later named in his honor. 

1782: Harvard Medical School is established. 

1816: Harvard Divinity School, the first non-denominational divinity school in the U.S., is founded. 

1817: Harvard Law School is established. 

1879: The "Harvard Annex" for women's instruction begins operations. 

Late 18th Century: Harvard begins granting graduate and doctorate-level degrees, leading to its designation as Harvard University. 

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The history of Harvard University begins in 1636, when Harvard College was founded in New Towne, a settlement founded six years ea...

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Harvard was founded in 1636 as New College by a vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Its first hea...