哈佛大学对美国的影响(英文)资料.ppt

Harvard university school motto?：Veritas(真理) Start time：1936 Address:Cambridge Massachusetts Harvard University is a private Ivy League（长村藤） research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Its history, influence and wealth have made it one of the most prestigious universities in the world. Established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature (州政府)and soon thereafter named for John Harvard (its first benefactor), Harvard is the United States‘ oldest institution of higher learning, and the Harvard Corporation (formally, the President and Fellows of Harvard College) is its first chartered corporation. Although never formally affiliated with any denomination, the early College primarily trained Congregation-alist（会众清单） and Unitarian clergy. Its curriculum and student body were gradually secularized during the 18th century, and by the 19th century Harvard had emerged as the central cultural establishment among Boston elites（上层人物） . Following the American Civil War, President Charles W. Eliots long tenure (1869–1909) transformed the college and affiliated professional schools into a modern research university; Harvard was a founding member of the Association of American Universities in 1900. James Bryant Conant led the university through the Great Depression and World War II and began to reform the curriculum and liberalize admissions after the war. The undergra- duate college became coeducational （男女合校的）after its 1977 merger （合并） with Radcliffe College. Drew Gilpin Faust was elected the 28th president in 2007 and is the first woman to lead the university. Effect on America 2.First Harvard, and then there is the United States 1.”When Harvard speaks, the country listens.” Harvard university is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States, as well as the first and oldest corporation in USA. A total of eight graduates of Harvard University was elected as the president of the United States of America. 约翰·昆西·亚当斯 (John Quincy