University sights in Boston
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Harvard Yard
Founded in 1636 to educate men for the ministry, Harvard is America’s oldest college. (No other college came along until 1693.) The original Ivy League school has eight graduates who went on to be US presidents, not to mention dozens of Nobel laureates and Pulitzer Prize winners. It educates 6500 undergraduates and about 12,000 graduates yearly in 10 professional schools. The geographic heart of Harvard University – where red-brick buildings and leaf-covered paths exude academia – is Harvard Yard (through Anderson Gates from Mass Ave). The focal point of the yard is the John Harvard statue, where every Harvard hopeful has a photo taken (and touches the statue’s shiny shoe…
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Stata Center
Of all the funky buildings on the MIT campus, none has received more attention than this avant-garde edifice that was designed by architectural legend Frank Gehry. Like something out of Dr Seuss, the Stata Center for Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) is composed of whimsical, colorful shapes and tilting metallic towers. Pick up a map at the information desk for a self-guided tour of the public spaces. Or wander on your own to discover the hidden courtyards, multiple levels and light-filled spaces. If you are interested in the ongoing research taking place here, guided tours of the laboratories are available to the general public: submit your on…
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Wellesley College
A Seven Sisters women’s college that has a hilly, wooded campus and the excellent Davis Museum & Cultural Center. Walk from the MBTA commuter rail or drive MA 16 to MA 135.
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Boston University
West of Kenmore Sq, enrolls about 30,000 graduate and undergraduate students, and has a huge campus and popular sports teams.
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Harvard University
Harvard University counts dozens of Nobel laureates and eight US presidents among its graduates.
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Northeastern University
Boasts one of the country’s largest work-study cooperative programs.
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