Harvard University is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. It was established by the colonial legislature of Massachusetts in 1636. It was originally named New Citizen College in memory of Reverend john harvard, who gave generous support to the college in its early days. The school was renamed Harvard College 1639 in March. 1780, Harvard College was officially renamed Harvard University.
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Harvard University is a world-renowned private research university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. It is a member of the famous Ivy League.
Harvard University is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. It was born in 1636 and was first established by the colonial legislature of Massachusetts. ?
It was originally named New Citizen College in memory of Pastor john harvard who gave generous support to the college in the early days. ?
The school was renamed Harvard College 1639 in March. 1780, Harvard College was officially renamed Harvard University.
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Harvard University is a private university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. It is a member of the Ivy League school. 1636 was founded by the colonial legislature in Massachusetts and is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States.
1638, pastor john harvard of Charlestown, Massachusetts died of illness. Before his death, he donated his books and half of his property (about 780 pounds, which was not a small sum at that time) to Cambridge College. In recognition of this charity, the Massachusetts Grand Court on 1639 ordered the college to be renamed as "Harvard College", which later became Harvard University.
Harvard's early school motto was truth (truth-Latin, 1643), glory to Christ (in the glory of Christ, 1650) and for Christ and the church (Christian church, 1692). After the founding of the United States, freedom of religious belief was realized, the cause of pursuing truth and developing scientific and cultural education gradually flourished, and the motto of Harvard University was finally determined as "truth".
The John F. Kennedy School of Government (Harvard Kennedy School, or HKS) is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University and the top school of public policy in the world. It can award degrees in public policy, public management and international development, and can also conduct various research related to politics and government.
With a collection of more than 6,543,805,000 volumes, Widner Library of Harvard University is the largest academic library in the United States and the fifth largest in the world (after the Library of Congress, the British Library, the French National Library and the New York Public Library).
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