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New York University is a school that is widely respected and known for its reputation. This reputation is based on the innovative academic life of students and the alumni who represent the school. There are few people in the world who haven't heard of the University's good reputation. Today, the college rivals "ivy league" Universities, offering a different kind of academic experience that is well sought after. The University's progress can be seen through its history. It is through this progress and the overcoming of many obstacles that New York University has a good reputation.
The founding fathers of the University sought to create a different college than those that were already established. They desired to make a school "'which corresponded with the spirit and wants of the age and country,' a nondenominational institution that would enlarge the opportunities of education for those qualified and inclined"(Frusciano 4). The colleges of the time focused on classical education,......

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