Editing David Brainerd (section)

===Impact on higher education===
Brainerd's life also played a role in the establishment of [[Princeton College]] and [[Dartmouth College]]. The 'College of New Jersey' (later Princeton) was founded due to the dissatisfaction of the New York and New Jersey Presbyterian Synods with Yale; their expulsion of Brainerd and subsequent refusal to readmit him was an important factor in driving individuals such as [[Jonathan Dickinson (New Jersey minister)|Jonathan Dickinson]] and [[Aaron Burr Sr.|Aaron Burr]] to act on this dissatisfaction. Indeed, classes began in Dickinson's house in May 1747, while Brainerd was recovering there. [[Dartmouth College]] originated from a school founded by [[Eleazar Wheelock]] for [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] and colonists in 1748, and Wheelock had been inspired by Brainerd's example of Native American education.<ref>Piper, pp. 156–157.</ref>

Students at [[Lafayette College]] founded the Brainerd Evangelical Society based on Brainerd's teachings in order to "promote Christian Missions and the Evangelization of the World".<ref name="skillman">{{cite book|last1=Skillman|first1=David Bishop|title=The Biography of a College: Being the History of the First Century of the Life of Lafayette College|date=1932|publisher=Lafayette College|location=Easton, Pennsylvania}}</ref> In 1902, they constructed a building known as Brainerd Hall (now [[Hogg Hall]]) to house their religious meetings, and serve as a recreational facility on campus.<ref name="gendebien">{{cite book |last1=Gendebien |first1=Albert W. |title=The Biography of a College: A History of Lafayette College 1927 – 1978 |date=1986 |publisher=Lafayette College |location=Easton, PA}}</ref>