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 the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890. William Rainey Harper became the university's first president in 1891, and the first classes were held in 1892.
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1 History
1.1 Founding–1910s
1.2 1920s–1980s
1.3 1990s–2010s
2 Campus
2.1 Satellite campuses
3 Administration and finances
4 Academics
4.1 Undergraduate college
4.2 Graduate schools and committees
4.3 Professional schools
4.4 Associated academic institutions
4.4.1 Library system
4.5 Research
4.6 Arts
5 People
5.1 Student body
5.2 Alumni
6 Athletics
7 Student life
7.1 Student organizations
7.2 Fraternities and sororities
7.3 Student housing
7.4 Traditions
8 See also
9 Notes
10 References
11 External links