Harvard University, referred to as Harvard, is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. He is a world-renowned private research university and a member of an Ivy League school.

Major departments

Harvard college (undergraduate department), medical college, law school, business school and other colleges and design schools.

incumbent president

Drew Gilpin Faust

1636, 10/0 On October 28th, the colonial parliament of Massachusetts Bay passed a resolution to establish an institution of higher learning, imitating Cambridge University in England, with an annual appropriation of 400 pounds. Originally named "New College" or "Newton College", this school became the first higher education institution in the United States.

cultural tradition

school motto

Latin original: friend of Plato, friend of Aristotle, friend of truth.

"Be friends with Plato and Aristotle, and even more with truth".

school badge

The emblem of Harvard University is a traditional shield, which means to stick to and defend. The background color is Harvard standard color "crimson".

The main part is based on three books, two up and one down, symbolizing the dynamic relationship between rationality and enlightenment. The above two books are engraved with the letters "ve" and "RI" respectively, which together with the following book constitute the "truth" in the school motto, which means "truth" in Latin.