The Brooklyn Campus, the original unit of Long Island University, has deep historic roots that stretch back to 1926, when the New York Board of Regents granted Long Island University a provisional charter. Its founders were committed to admitting students based on merit and promise alone, never impeding their enrollment because of their sex, race, religion or national origin. This was a unique and progressive philosophy during an age that was often defined by quotas and discrimination. That same philosophy carries on at the Brooklyn Campus today, where students from across the country and around the globe continue to have access to an excellent private education.