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- Member of the Ivy League
- Established: 1636
- Location: Cambridge, MA
- President: Drew Gilpin Faust
- Faculty: Approximately 2,500
- Nickname: Crimson
- Motto: Veritas - Latin for "Truth"
- Mascot: John Harvard
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Harvard University is the oldest college in the United States. It is considered one of the best institutions of higher learning in the world.
On June 3, 2009, the university announced that it will be creating a professorship for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender studies (LGBT), which was provided an endowment by the Harvard Gay and Lesbian Caucus.FoxNews: Harvard to Endow Chair in Gay, Lesbian Studies (June 3, 2009)
Early history
Harvard University was initially named New College, and located in Newtown (now Cambridge), Massachusetts. It was founded in 1636, largely to educate ministers; construction for the school did not begin until 1638. In 1639, it was renamed after John Harvard, who upon his death at the age of 31 in 1638 bequeathed his entire library (400 books) and half his estate (779 pounds) to the school. A catastrophic fire in 1764 destroyed nearly every book the university had, including most of the books donated by John Harvard. The only surviving books were those that had been checked out from the library. Legend has it that only one book donated by John Harvard, "The Christian Warfare Against the Devil World and Flesh", survived.Expansion
Despite its age and reputation for producing exceptional scholars, the university remained relatively small until 1869, when new university president Charles W. Eliot decided to expand it into a world-class institution on the level of the University of Oxford and University of Cambridge. Enrollment tripled, faculty numbers more than quintupled, and the university founded a sister school, Radcliffe College, to educate women.Modernization
In the early 20th century, President A. Lawrence Lowell changed the structure of education at Harvard to require both a field of concentration and a grounding in a diverse range of subjects. He also created a system of dormitories called "Houses" in which all undergraduates except freshmen would live. Each house took on its own character based on the interests of its residents. Though some modifications of his efforts took place over the next century (for example, Radcliffe students attending Harvard University classes beginning in 1943 and Radcliffe's eventual absorption into Harvard University, and President Derek Bok's establishment of the Core Curriculum), the Harvard University of the 21st century still largely bears the imprint of Lowell's legacy.Prestigious alumni
Harvard University has produced seven United States presidents, and over 40 Nobel laureates.-
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Harvard University Questions
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Can someone maybe give me some advice about the admissions process for Harvard? 5 AnswersOn a side note, there is a policy at Harvard (and all Ivy-League) schools that if your parents combined make less than $60k a year, then you get to go there for... read more -
What TOP universities offer pre-med/medical? 2 AnswersFirst, you need to understand that premed is not usually a major at most colleges and very few colleges have what is known as a premed program. I know the coll... read more
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What is the purpose of getting an MBA from Harvard? 1 AnswerI guess studying at Harvard is a dream for some people. The name of the college will give some advantage while looking for a job. "That person is from Harvard" ... read more
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Harvard University News
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Small Cancer-Fighting Disk Blasts Tumors Away
The scientists from Harvard University, who developed this new implant, predicted that it would be more effective and easier to use than other cancer ... (November 27, 2009)HealthNews -
Harvard, MIT, Yale Lead US Rhodes Scholar List
22 (Bloomberg) -- Students from Harvard University won five Rhodes Scholarships and those from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology were awarded three, ... (November 22, 2009)Bloomberg -
The 90th Renion Of The Harvard University Band
The Harvard University Band recently celebrated its 90th reunion with a concert at Sanders Hall at Harvard. Hannah Horowitz the student conductor lead the ... (November 27, 2009)Hartford Courant -
Win at Harvard a bright spot for BU
By Nancy Marrapese-Burrell Boston University looked more like the team everyone had expected during a run-and-gun, 6-5 overtime victory over Harvard at the ... (November 27, 2009)Boston Globe
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Harvard University Leadership
- President: Drew Gilpin Faust
- 2007-present: President
- 2001-2007: Dean of Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
- 2007-present: President
Harvard University Student Life
- Events Finder: Lonespot
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Harvard University Timeline
- 1636: Harvard University founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts
- 1775-76: Temporarily relocated to Concord, Massachusetts while the Continental Army used the University's buildings
- 1870: Richard Theodore Greener becomes the first African-American to graduate from Harvard
- 1875: First Harvard-Yale rivalry football game
- 1894: Radcliffe College founded - First time women were taught by Harvard professors
- 1930: Beginning of the Residential House system
- 1943: First time Radcliffe women were allowed to take Harvard classes
- 1954: 1 of 8 charter members to establish the Ivy League
- 1999: Radcliffe College fully merges with Harvard University
- 2007: Drew Gilpin Faust elected as Harvard's first female President
Harvard University Blogs
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Harvard, University of Johannesburg join forces | Harvard Gazette ...
Education is a force for liberation, President Drew Faust told an audience Thursday (Nov. 26) at the University of Johannesburg at Soweto, where she announced that Harvard and the host university were developing an init... (November 27, 2009)news.harvard.edu -
Harvard University: Humanities Scholars Have Concerns Over ...
After the recent release of the University's Library Task Force Report, some humanities professors and graduate students have expressed concern over the document's suggestion that the Harvard University library system may need... (November 26, 2009)resourceshelf.com -
Harvard University Libraries Task Force Report | Library Stuff
John Palfrey - Over the past nine months or so, a group of us have worked on a Harvard-wide Task Force to consider our library systems. The report is being. (November 16, 2009)librarystuff.net -
The Harvard Law Record - Cross-registration woes: does Harvard ...
As Dean Elena Kagan '86 never grew tired of pointing out, the options also extend to other schools of Harvard University, offering students the ability to work outside the law school with renowned members of the Harvard facult... (November 19, 2009)hlrecord.org
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Making Harvard Modern: The Rise of America's University - $60.00
Making Harvard Modern is a candid, richly detailed portrait of America's most prominent university from 1933 to the present: seven decades of dramatic change. Early twentieth centu...Amazon
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Harvard Observed: An Illustrated History of the University in the Twentieth Century - $42.00
"Harvard Observed" shows how changes in the structure and aspirations of American society led Harvard to remake itself after World War II, and to do so again after the social uphea...Amazon
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Inspiring stories and practical advice from America’s most respected journalists The country’s most prominent journalists and nonfiction authors gather each year at Ha...Amazon
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If you think education is expensive, try ignorance~Derek Bok: American lawyer & educator, & former president of Harvard University
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The Harvard Political Review blog -- Wall Street, Rhodes Scholars and the Soul of the University http://ow.ly/Gouo
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