Question: Which private university was founded first, Northeastern University or Lawrence Technological University?
Context: Tariq Hanna is Executive Pastry Chef and partner of the Sucré dessert restaurant in New Orleans, Louisiana.  He was born and raised in Nigeria, and after attending boarding school in England, Hanna moved to the United States to attend Lawrence Technological University in Detroit, Michigan.  Hanna enrolled himself in culinary school at Oakland Community College.  His first job in the restaurant industry was working the sandwich board at a deli in Southfield, Michigan named Sol’s Deli.  While searching for jobs in hot food, Hanna dabbled in pastries on the side. Robofest is a competition for 5-12 graders.  It is similar to FIRST Lego League (FLL), but while FLL limits the student's robots to Lego Mindstorms robots, Robofest allows the student to use any robotics system, or even custom electronics, in some of the events.  In addition, FLL students are required to use parts manufactured by Lego, preventing the use of such aids as string or glue.  Robofest was founded by Computer Science Professor Dr. Chan-Jin "CJ" Chung and is sponsored by Lawrence Technological University. The Center Technological University (UNITEC) (Spanish: "Universidad Tecnológica del Centro" ) is a private university located in Carabobo, Venezuela.  Its academic activities began in August 1981 in Guacara.  The Center Technological University also has a campus in Valencia . Element One is Lawrence Technological University's race team from Detroit, Michigan that competed in the 2008 Formula Zero Championship, the world's first-ever hydrogen fuel cell race series. KLE Technological University is a private university located in Hubballi/ Hubli.  It was earlier known as B. V. Bhoomaraddi College of Engineering and Technology (BVBCET) and was upgraded to become a University under the KLE Technological University Act, 2012. Blaine Denning (September 9, 1930 - January 25, 2016) was an American former professional basketball player.  Denning was selected in the 1952 NBA Draft by the Baltimore Bullets after a collegiate career at Lawrence Technological University.  He played for the Bullets in just one game in December 1952; he scored five points and grabbed four rebounds. Donald George Ridler (c. 1907 – June 4, 1963) was an American football player.  He played college football for Michigan State College (later known as Michigan State University).  He also played professional football in the National Football League for the Cleveland Indians during the 1931 season.  He later became the football coach and athletic director at Lawrence Technological University.  He remained the athletic director at Lawrence Tech for 25 years.  He also served as the school's basketball coach starting in the mid-1940s and led the team to the 1951 National Invitation Tournament.  He also served as entertainment director for the Michigan State Fair from 1950 to 1962.  He died at his home in Novi, Michigan, in 1963 at age 54. The Southfield Town Center is a cluster of five interconnected skyscrapers forming a contemporary 2200000 sqft office complex in the Detroit suburb of Southfield, Michigan.  It includes the Westin Southfield Detroit Hotel, restaurants, a fitness center, and a major conference center for up to 1,000 attendees.  This office-hotel complex is situated along Town Center Drive off M-10 (Lodge Freeway), across from Lawrence Technological University in Metro Detroit, with many of its tallest buildings named after their addresses along the road.  Separately, there is a 33-story luxury residential high-rise at 5000 Town Center.  The American Center, another 26-story office tower near the confluence of Interstate 696 (I-696) and M-10, is not part of the complex. Northeastern University (NU, formerly NEU) is a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts, established in 1898.  It is categorized as an R1 institution (Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity) by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Lawrence Technological University (LTU), frequently referred to as Lawrence Tech, is a private university located in Southfield, Michigan, United States.  Lawrence Tech was founded in 1932 in Highland Park, Michigan, as the Lawrence Institute of Technology (LIT) by Russell E. Lawrence.  The university moved to Southfield in 1955 and has since expanded to 107 acre .  The campus also includes the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Affleck House in Bloomfield Hills and the Detroit Center for Design + Technology in Midtown Detroit.
Answer: Northeastern University