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Princeton University, located in Princeton, New Jersey, USA. This is the fourth college of higher education established during the American colonial period. 1746 was founded in Elizabeth, New Jersey, and was named "New Jersey College" at that time. 1756 moved to Princeton with the same name. It was not until 1896 that the school was officially renamed "Princeton University". It is the fourth university established in British North America. Although it was originally a Presbyterian educational institution, it has now become a secular university with no religious requirements for students. This university offers two mainstream undergraduate degrees: Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Engineering. Princeton has a strong European style of study. The founding purpose emphasizes the cultivation of students' comprehensive literacy in humanities.
The motto of Princeton University is "Princeton-Serving the Country and the World". Among the graduates are the governor, Hollywood stars and two American presidents. Einstein, the famous proposer of relativity, also taught here and engaged in advanced research.
Princeton University offers two main undergraduate courses: Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science and Engineering. Traditionally, anthropology students can choose a course of discussion and research or a course twice a week, and another course called "pre-concept" for short. This system was designed by Woodrow Wilson, then president of Princeton University. In order to graduate, students of Bachelor of Arts must complete a graduation thesis and one or two independent research reports, which are called "junior papers". They must also complete two semesters of foreign language courses. Bachelor of science and engineering students must complete a rigorous science and mathematics course and at least two semesters of independent research.
About Princeton
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Princeton offers graduate degrees (especially doctoral degrees), which is the best major in many disciplines; Including mathematics, physics, economics, history and philosophy. However, unlike other universities, Princeton does not have a wide range of graduate schools-for example, there is no law school or business school in Princeton. The most famous professional college in Princeton is Woodrow Wilson School of Public Relations and International Relations, which was founded in 1930, formerly known as School of Public Relations, and later renamed as 1948. Princeton also offers graduate courses in engineering and architecture.
The Princeton University Library currently has11000000 books. The main website, firestone Library, has more than 6 million books. In addition to the Flintstone Library, many independent disciplines (including architecture, art history, East Asian studies, engineering, geology, international relations and public policy, and Near East studies) also have their own libraries. Traditionally, each subject with history has its own independent research room in the library, which can be used by students of this department to consult professional books and research materials.
All students in Princeton must abide by the academic integrity policy called "honor code". This regulation requires students to write a written guarantee that all written assignments are neither plagiarized nor violate other ethics. Writing this letter of guarantee means that the signed students have understood the "two-way responsibility" of this policy: they will absolutely abide by this policy and report any other students who violate this policy to the school. Because of the honor regulations, there is no invigilator for the Princeton exam. Students who violate the "honor regulations" will receive the strongest punishment, including short-term confinement and frequent expulsion. Fortunately, although there are no invigilators, punishment is not commonly used.
Fiona Fang, the campus of Princeton University, covers an area of 2.4 square kilometers and has beautiful scenery. There are many post-Gothic buildings on campus, most of which were built at the end of 19 and the beginning of the 20th century. Nassau Hall is the main management building of the school. It was built in 1756, and 1783 was briefly used as a parliament building. Some modern new buildings on campus were designed by robert venturi, hillier Group, Dmitry Porfirio and Frank Gerry. There are also many sculptures in the school, including works by henry moore (such as "Spots on an Ellipse", known as "Nixon's Nose"), Clement Meadmore (Explosion II) and alexander calder. In the middle of the campus are the Delaware and Leiden tunnels, built around 1830, and Carnegie Lake, which can be used for boating.
Princeton University is one of the richest universities in the world. So far, it has received nearly10 billion dollars, continuous donations from the alumni association and the efforts of some investment experts. Princeton spent a lot of money to buy collections for its art museum, including works by Monet, Andy Warhol and other famous painters.
Most Princeton students live in campus dormitories. 12 students live in residential college. Older students can choose to live off campus, but there are not many such students because the local rent and land price are very high. Social activities of undergraduates include a series of "gourmet clubs", which are also open to senior students. The function of this school activity is similar to that of other universities' sororities.
Princeton's admission procedure is extremely strict. According to the Atlantic Monthly, Princeton is the second most rigorous university in the United States, second only to MIT. Students in Princeton are selected according to the rule of not looking at the family's economic situation, but only looking at all aspects of performance. Princeton gladly used the donations it received to reduce the tuition fees that poor students could not pay, instead of imposing a heavy loan burden on students like other universities. Princeton became the first "loan-free" school in the United States on 200 1. Despite these regulations, the students in Princeton are still the most conservative and traditional school in the same level. However, most students voted for the Democratic Party in the general election. In order to change this overall impression, Princeton University forced diversification. Princeton is a member of the Davis United World College Foundation, and international schools from the Foundation can receive assistance from the Foundation as needed.
1869, the first inter-school football game was played between Princeton and Rutgers, and the Princeton team lost 4-6. The confrontation between Princeton and Yale since 1873 is the second longest in American history. Recently, Princeton has made great progress in men's basketball, lacrosse and rowing.
The Whig philosophical debate team from Princeton is one of the best in the world. This debating team is a member of the American Parliamentary Debate Association, and once hosted the World University Debate Competition.
The current president of Princeton University is Shirley Tillman.
History of Princeton University
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Princeton University was founded by Dawn Presbyterian Church, which was originally established to train elders. At first, the school was located in Elizabethtown, New Jersey, with Jonathan Dickenson as the principal, formerly known as New Jersey College (some people proposed to name it after the then governor Jonathan Bell Che, but it was rejected). The second president of New Jersey College was Allen Bull Sr, and the third was Jonathan Edwards. 1756, New Jersey College moved to Princeton.
From the relocation of 1756 to the completion of Stanhope Hall in 1803, the only building in the whole college was Nassau Hall, which was named Orange-Nassau House for King William III of England. During the American War of Independence, the college was occupied by both sides, and many buildings were destroyed on a large scale. For General George Washington and his soldiers, the battle of Princeton was a crucial battle. Two Princeton people signed the Declaration of Independence. 1In the summer of 783, the Continental Congress held a meeting in Nassau Hall and decided that Princeton was the national capital. Princeton's capital position lasted for four months. In the War of Independence, General Washington fired fierce artillery at Nassau Hall in order to recapture it from the British invaders, and the ravaged Nassau Hall miraculously survived. Two fires in 1802 and 1855 destroyed the only remaining wall of Nassau Hall. Compared with the original design of Robert Smith, the Nassau Concert Hall rebuilt by joseph henry Latob, John Northman and john witherspoon has many improvements and is more spacious. For centuries, the functions of Nassau Hall have ranged from multi-functional buildings, office buildings, dormitories and libraries to specialized classrooms and today's administrative buildings. (See Princeton Partners)
Princeton Theological Seminary was separated from Princeton University in 18 12, because the elders wanted more theological training, but the teachers and students wanted the opposite. This reduced the number of students and support from outside for a period of time. At present, universities and seminaries share history and resources, and their cooperation is very pleasant.
Princeton University became stagnant after James michaels became president in 1868. During his twenty years as principal, the curriculum was unnecessarily inspected and the expansion of science curriculum was limited. Michaels also supervised the construction of a series of Gothic Renaissance buildings. (See Princeton Companion). McCosh Hall on campus is named after michaels.
1896, in order to show respect for the location, New Jersey College was officially renamed Princeton University. In the same year, the college also carried out a large-scale expansion and officially became a university. During Woodrow Wilson's presidency, Princeton added a discussion and research course called "Preliminary" (1905). This special idea at that time replaced the original large class curriculum with a more personalized group discussion between teachers and students.
1930, the Institute of Advanced Studies, which is not affiliated with Princeton University, was established in Princeton, and it was also the first residential college in China to be attended by scholars. Einstein was one of the first professors in the institute. It can be said that the whole 20th century was a process in which scholars, researchers and enterprises from all over the world poured into Princeton.
From 65438 to 0969, Princeton University began to admit female undergraduates. 1887, Princeton actually opened a sister school in Evelyn Street and Nassau Street, called Evelyn Women's College, which closed after 10. After many years, the school decided to recruit girls and made efforts to make the school more friendly to women. 1in April, 1969, when Princeton issued the admission notice, these plans had not been fully realized. Princeton's five-year co-education program allocated $7.8 million, and plans to absorb 650 girls in 1974. Finally, 148 female students, including 1 00 female freshmen in grade 100 and some girls in other grades, walked into Princeton campus on September 6, 1969 under the attention and scrutiny of the media.
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Brand description: Princeton University was founded in 1746. As a well-known comprehensive private university, Princeton has famous professors and scholars, donations from the top five alumni in the United States, a computerized modern library with more than 4.5 million books, a computer center, an art museum, a church and a considerable number of social and cultural activities. The school has plasma physics laboratory, geophysical laboratory, John? Major scientific research institutions such as Norman Supercomputing Research Center and graduate schools such as School of Architecture, School of Engineering Technology and Application, Wilson University and School of International Affairs. Princeton University has a small number of students. At present, there are about 6,400 students, including about 4,600 undergraduates and 0/.800 postgraduates. Students from this school come from 50 states and 55 countries in the United States, among which overseas students account for 5%, mainly from Canada, China, Singapore, Britain and Germany. There are about 620 teachers in this school.
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