History of Harvard University History of Harvard University Harvard College, around which Harvard University eventually grew, was founded in 1636 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, making it the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. For centuries, its graduates dominated Massachusetts' clerical and civil ranks and beginning in the 19th century its stature became national, then international, as a dozen graduate and professional schools were formed alongside the nucleus undergraduate College. Historically influential in national roles are the schools of medicine (1782), law (1817) and business (1908) as well as the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (1890). Since the late 19th century
Center for Hellenic Studies in Greece, Harvard University Greece of Duke University, Department of Philosophy and Education Office for Undergraduates; the Study Abroad Program in Greece “Food and Culture in Greece” of Louisiana University; the Summer Program in Greece of the College of William and Mary, Department of Classical Studies. All these activities constitute an offering back to the local community of the Peloponnese and the global community. Center for Hellenic Studies in Greece, Harvard University The Center for Hellenic Studies in Greece (CHS GR) is a Harvard research Center based in Nafplio, Greece. A twin institution to its counterpart Harvard University’s Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington,