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Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...

Timeline of Events

1848

11.1.1848

In Boston, Massachusetts, the first medical school for women, The Boston Female Medical School (which later merged with the Boston University School of Medicine), opens.

1869

5.26.1869

Boston University is chartered by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

1909

11.2.1909

Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity is founded at Boston University.