Harvard University is one of the oldest first-class academic institutions in American history, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, across the Charles River from Boston. Harvard University has two colleges, Harvard College and Radcliffe College, which recruit about half of all students in Harvard University. Ivy League Harvard University is one of them.
Harvard University was founded in 1636, formerly known as Cambridge College. John harvard, a British priest born in London, graduated from Cambridge University, England, and came from England to work in the newly-built college of 1637. He was positively praised for his work. He donated all his books and half his assets to this university, which was later renamed Harvard University. /kloc-in the summer of 0/638, there was only one teacher, a wooden house and a "school yard" at the beginning of school.
Harvard University, founded in 1636, formerly known as Cambridge College. John harvard (john harvard, graduated from Cambridge University, England), a British minister born in London, was engaged in this new job by the British Institute on 1637, which was very positive and praised. He donated all his collections and half of these assets to the college, which was renamed Harvard University. 1638 There is only one school teacher, a wooden house and a "school house" in the summer school.
Harvard was originally sponsored by the church, but in the first 200 years, it gradually got rid of religious and political control. From 65438 to 0865, alumni of the school began to elect the school management Committee. /kloc-at the beginning of the 0/9th century, theological seminaries, law schools and medical schools were established one after another. /kloc-In the mid-9th century, Lawrence School of Science of Harvard University contributed to the development of applied science in the United States.
Harvard was initially sponsored by the church, but in the first 200 years, it gradually got rid of religious and political control. 1865, alumni of the school held the election of the school management committee. /kloc-theological seminaries, law schools and medical schools were opened in the early 20th century. /kloc-In the mid-9th century, Lawrence School of Science of Harvard University contributed to the development of scientific applications in the United States.
During Eliot's tenure as president of Harvard (1869 to 1909), he made Harvard a school with national influence. He adopts elective system instead of rigid classical courses, and students can study their own interests. Today's Harvard University is a multi-disciplinary comprehensive university.
Eliot's presidency of Harvard (1869- 1909) pushed the influence of Harvard to schools all over the country. He adopts elective system instead of rigid classical courses, so that students can pursue their professional interests. Today's Harvard is already a multi-disciplinary comprehensive university.
On June 65438+1October 65438+February 2007, Drew Gilpin Faust became the 28th president of Harvard University. She is the first female principal appointed in the history of the school.
Harvard University has 17 disciplines, which belong to two undergraduate colleges (Harvard College and Radcliffe College) and 10 graduate colleges: College of Arts and Sciences, School of Medicine, School of Education, School of Design, School of Public Health, School of Administration, School of Law, School of Dentistry, Seminary and Business School. There are 95 libraries, 7 botanical research institutes, 2 observatories, more than 50 scientific, engineering and medical laboratories, and 9 museums of natural history, medicine, art and archaeology directly related to them. Harvard University also has many famous research centers, such as international affairs research center, education policy research center, environmental design research center and computer research center. Yanjing Society, the Oriental Studies Center, is an institution specializing in China, which has long been supported by Fei Zhengqing, a famous American expert on China.
On October 6th, 2007/KLOC-0, Drujil Foster became the 28th president of Harvard University. She is the first female principal Zhang appointed in the history of the school.
Harvard University has 17 subjects, which belong to students from two colleges (Harvard College and Radcliffe College) and 10 graduate schools: College of Arts, School of Medicine, School of Education, School of Design, School of Public Health, School of Administrative Law, School of Dentists, School of Theology and Business School. Moreover, it is directly connected with 95 libraries, 7 botanical research institutes, 2 observatories, more than 50 scientific, engineering and medical laboratories, and 9 museums of natural history, medicine, art and archaeology. Harvard University also has many famous research centers, such as international affairs research center, education policy research center, environmental design research center and computer research center. The Oriental Studies Center of Yanjing Society of Harvard University is an institution specializing in China, which has long been supported by Fei Zhengqing, a famous American expert on China.
Harvard University Graduate School accepts male and female students. College students have boys' schools and girls' contacts. Harvard College only admits boys. Radcliffe College, founded in 1879, is exclusively for girls. College students must live on campus when they enter the first grade. Sophomore students live off campus 13 independent residential area. Since its establishment, Harvard has trained many politicians, scientists, entrepreneurs, writers and scholars for the United States. Including more than 30 Nobel Prize winners, 29 Pulitzer Prize winners and six presidents: the second president john adams, the sixth president john quincy adams, the ninth president Rutherford Hayes, the 26th president theodore roosevelt and the 35th president John F. Kennedy, as well as a group of judges, cabinet officials and congressional leaders.
Harvard covers an area of 380 acres, with a memorial church built in the 1930s in the middle, surrounded by different styles of buildings such as student dormitories, libraries and classrooms. Among them, holden Chapel, Massachusetts Hall (the earliest existing Harvard building, built in 1720), Harvard Hall, and Vidner Library are all famous ancient buildings, with the solemn and elegant beauty of Old World architecture. Of course, there are also many new modern school buildings on campus. The school is full of green lawns, elms that cover the sky, and buildings made of red bricks and covered with ivy make people feel kind and quiet. Walking on campus, people will notice that there is a tall stone tablet on the back of a turtle, which was presented by Harvard Alumni Association in China during the 300th anniversary of Harvard. 1936. Since the late Qing Dynasty, many China students have studied here, among which Wang An and I.M. Pei are the best.
Harvard has nine museums, which serve teaching and are open to the public. The most worth visiting is the Botanical Museum. Here, Swiss gentian with Mexican cactus, Egyptian blue water lily set off North Korea Jindalai and China plum peony. There are more than 800 kinds of famous flowers and exotic flowers and grasses here, which are brightly colored and never fade. They were originally glass models of plants, commonly known as "glass flowers", which were created by two German artists with their whole lives. They are the best in the world, and people call them "artistic miracles in science, scientific miracles in art".
Harvard university comprehensive research institute for boys and girls. Students in schools and universities are paid by men and women. Boys from Harvard College. Radcliffe College, founded in 1879, enrolls female students. Students entering the first grade must live on campus. Students who live on campus are in the 13 separate living area. Since its establishment, Harvard has trained many American politicians, scientists, entrepreneurs, writers and scholars.
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Ing charter university 1780. Today, it has the largest private endowment fund in the world.
Harvard has developed steadily under the leadership of great American educators who have served as presidents. During the period when Charles W. Eliot (1869-1909) was president, Harvard established a course selection system for undergraduates, through which they could choose most courses by themselves. Under the leadership of Albert L. Lowell, who served as president from 1909 to 1933, the accommodation and teaching system of undergraduate college was introduced. In J. Ames B. Conant (1933-1953), Nathan M. Pusey (1953-1971) and Derek C. Bok (/kloc-0). Neil L. Rudenstine was appointed chairman in 199 1.
The undergraduate elective system, or general education program, initiated by Henry Rosovski, former dean of the College of Arts and Sciences (1973- 1984), was replaced by a core course in 1979, aiming at preparing well-educated men and women for the challenges of modern life. Students are now required to study the equivalent of one academic year in each of the five fields: literature and art, history, social analysis and moral reasoning, science and foreign culture. In addition to the new curriculum, students must spend about two years studying courses in a professional field and one year studying elective courses. Students must also demonstrate the ability of writing, mathematics and a foreign language.
From the early days, Harvard has established and maintained the tradition of academic Excellence and training citizens for national public service. Among many famous alumni, religious leaders added Mather and Cotton Mather; Philosopher and psychologist william james; And writers like Ralph Waldo Emerson, henry david thoreau, James Russell Lowell, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Robert Frost and t·s· Eliot. More American presidents have graduated from Harvard than any other university: john adams, john quincy adams, theodore roosevelt, franklin roosevelt and John F. Kennedy. The sixth is Rutherford B Hayes, who graduated from Harvard Law School. Among the alumni of this school are jurists Oliver Wendell Holmes and felix frankfurter.
Harvard University is managed by a company (the oldest company in America), which is called the president and researcher of Harvard University. The company consults a supervisory committee composed of 30 members elected by alumni.
Three undergraduate activities
Harvard College, the oldest department of the university, offers undergraduate courses for male and female students, and is finally awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree by the university. Since 1963, graduates of Radcliffe College, the affiliated women's undergraduate college, have obtained a degree from Harvard University with the seal of Radcliffe College and countersigned by the dean of Radcliffe College. In the 1970' s, Harvard cancelled the quota that limited the number of female students, and the joint admissions office of Harvard and Radcliffe began to select students on an equal basis. 1999, Harvard completely absorbed Radcliffe and established Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studies, focusing on women and gender studies. Harvard's admission standards are among the best in the United States, and the admission rate is less than 20% of all applicants; Three quarters of those who were admitted actually entered the school.
In their first year, students lived in the hall of Harvard Garden, which is a walled fence with several buildings built in the early18th century, and now it is used as dormitory, dining room, library and classroom. Sophomore, junior and senior students live in a house called 12. Named in memory of an outstanding alumnus or administrator, each college accommodates about 350 students and a group of teachers, who serve as mentors to provide individual guidance and promote social and knowledge exchange between students and teachers. Each college has a library and sponsors cultural activities and sports activities in schools. University life has an additional attraction, that is, it is close to Boston.
IV. Postgraduate and professional facilities
Harvard's graduate schools and professional institutions were built in the past 200 years, including the College of Arts and Sciences, the School of Business Administration, the School of Dentistry, the School of Design, the School of Theology, the School of Education, the School of Law, the School of Medicine, the School of Public Administration (now the john fitzgerald kennedy Government College) and the School of Public Health. Harvard Yanjing Society also offers special research projects; Johns Fei Zhengqing Center for East Asian Studies; Catherine W. Shelby Cullom Davis Russian Research Center; Middle East Studies Center, International Affairs Center, International Legal Research Center, Energy and International Policy Center and Health Policy Management Center.
V. Special facilities
Harvard campus is also home to several famous museums and collections, including Fogg Museum, which is famous for its paintings, sculptures and prints in Europe and America. Botanical Museum; Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology.
Harvard's library system is the oldest in America. The central library for advanced academic research is housed in the Harry Elkins Widner Memorial Library. In addition to Houghton's rare books and manuscripts library, lamont University Library, cabot University Library and Hills University Library, independent college libraries, department libraries and graduate schools, Harvard University Library has become the largest university library system in the world. It currently contains more than130,000 volumes, manuscripts and microfilms.
Harvard University also has Arnold Arboretum in Boston; Harvard University Observatory in Cambridge; Center for Byzantine and Early Christian Studies, Dumbarton Oak Park, Washington, D.C.; Tati Villa in Setinaro, Italy, used to be the home and library of bernard berenson, an art critic, and now it is the research center of art history.
The home game of Harvard Crimson Football Team and other sports events are held in Harvard Stadium, which can accommodate more than 38,000 spectators. Yale University is Harvard's traditional rival in sports.
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Undergraduate publications include Harvard Crimson, a daily newspaper founded in 1873; Harvard advocate, literary criticism; And Harvard Satire, a well-known humor magazine in China. Journals published by Harvard Graduate School and affiliated groups include Harvard Business Review, Harvard Education Review and Harvard Law Review. Harvard University Press, founded in 19 13, publishes academic books and general interest books as well as medical and scientific works.