Boston University (BU) is a private nonsectarian university located in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The university traces its roots to the establishment of the Newbury Biblical Institute in Newbury, Vermont in 1839, and was chartered with the name "Boston University" by the Massachusetts Legislature in 1869. The University organized formal Centennial observances both in 1939 and 1969.
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Boston University (BU) is a private nonsectarian university located in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The university traces its roots to the establishment of the Newbury Biblical Institute in Newbury, Vermont in 1839, and was chartered with the name "Boston University" by the Massachusetts Legislature in 1869. The University organized formal Centennial observances both in 1939 and 1969.
With nearly 4,000 faculty members and more than 30,000 students, Boston University is the fourth-largest private university in the country and Boston's fourth-largest employer. The University offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees, and medical & dental degrees through 18 schools and colleges and operates two urban campuses. The main campus is situated along the Charles River in Boston's Fenway-Kenmore and Allston neighborhoods, while the Boston University Medical Campus is in Boston's South End neighborhood.
On 24–25 April 1839 a group of Methodist ministers and laymen...
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