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Toronto
Toronto is the capital city of Ontario, Canada, on Lake Ontario, at the mouths of the Humber and Don rivers in the southern part of the province. A city that has redefined itself in the last 50 years, Toronto has grown to become the financial and cultural center of Canada. Combined with the neighboring cities of Etobicoke, Scarborough, York, North York, and the borough of East York, Toronto is the largest metropolitan area in the country. The city is part of the “Golden Horseshoe,” an urban region bounding the western shore of Lake Ontario. Once primarily made up of people of British descent, Toronto is now a cosmopolitan city with a diverse culture and ethnic make-up. |
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2. Boston University
Boston University, a private institution of higher learning and research, is located in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1839 in Newbury, Vermont, the school was the first Methodist seminary in the United States. In 1847 the school moved to Concord, New Hampshire, and in 1867 it moved to Boston, where it was chartered as the Boston Theological Seminary. In 1869 the school was chartered by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and renamed Boston University.
The university is divided into six colleges: allied health sciences, communication, continuing education, engineering, general studies, and liberal arts; and nine schools: arts, dentistry, education, law, management, medicine (which includes the School of Public Health), social work, theology, and a graduate school. The university also includes The University Professors, a teaching program; and the International Graduate Centers, with graduate degree programs in six countries. Bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees are conferred.
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