The Harvard Lampoon The Harvard Lampoon The Harvard Lampoon is an undergraduate humor publication founded in 1876 by seven undergraduates at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The "Harvard Lampoon" publication was founded in 1876 by seven undergraduates at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts who were inspired by popular magazines like "Punch" (1841) and "Puck" (1871)."The Harvard Lampoon" is the world's second longest-running continually published humor magazine (after "Nebelspalter"). The organization also produces occasional humor books (the best known being the 1969 J.R.R. Tolkien parody "Bored of the Rings") and parodies of national magazines such as "Entertainment Weekly" and "Sports Illustrated". Much of the
Harvard University $35 million from federal support, and $39 million from other outside support. Grants total 88% of Harvard's aid for undergraduate students, with aid also provided by loans (8%) and work-study (4%). Tuition only covers 6.4% of Harvard's operating costs. Harvard is a founding member of the Association of American Universities and remains a research university with "very high" research activity and a "comprehensive" doctoral program across the arts, sciences, engineering, and medicine. Research and development expenditures in 2011 totaled $650 million, 27th among American universities. The Harvard University Library system is centered in Widener Library in Harvard Yard and comprises