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. Eight American presidents came out from here, and hundreds of Nobel Prize winners worked and studied here. It has a lofty academic status and extensive influence in many fields such as literature, medicine, law and commerce, and is recognized as one of the top higher education institutions in the world today. Harvard is also the oldest institution of higher learning in America. It was born in 1636 and was first created by the colonial legislature in Massachusetts. It was originally named "New Town College", and changed its name to Harvard College in March 1639, in memory of Pastor john harvard who gave generous support to the college in its early days. 1780, Harvard College was officially renamed Harvard University.

The predecessor of Harvard University is Harvard College.

1636, 10/0 On October 28th, the colonial parliament of Massachusetts Bay passed a resolution to establish an institution of higher learning similar to Cambridge University in England, with an appropriation of 4 million pounds. Since many founders were born in Cambridge University in England, they named the new town where Harvard University is located as Cambridge.

1638 started school, with 9 junior one students.

1638 On September 4th, J Harvard, pastor and dean of Emanuel College, died of illness. He donated half of his savings of 720 pounds and more than 400 books to the school. On March 1639 and 13, the Massachusetts bay colonial parliament passed a resolution to name this school Harvard college. In the first century and a half, the school system mainly imitated European universities.

172 1, the position of theological professor was formally established.

1727 to establish the position of professor of mathematics and natural science.

The position of medical professor was established at 1780. In the same year, it expanded to Harvard University.

18 16 established a seminary.

Law school was founded in 18 17, later colleges were founded in19th century, and education college was founded in 1990.

1936 set up a school of political science (1966 was named J.F. Kennedy School of Political Science).

Since 1966, Harvard University has established 10 graduate schools, namely, College of Arts and Sciences, School of Business Administration, School of Design, School of Dentistry, School of Theology, School of Education, School of Law, School of Medicine, School of Public Health and Kennedy School of Politics. The two colleges that recruit undergraduates are Harvard College and Radcliffe College. And set up a continuing education office, responsible for summer schools, affiliated courses and lifelong learning centers. The three graduate schools of dentistry, medicine and public health are located in Boston, and the rest are concentrated in Cambridge. The college is relatively independent, and successive presidents of Harvard adhere to the 3A principles, namely academic freedom, academic autonomy and academic neutrality (the first letter of these three principles is A).

Today, Harvard University has developed into a large institution with ten graduate schools, more than 40 departments and more than 100 majors. Officially registered degree candidates 18000, mainly graduate students, including undergraduates. In addition, 65,438+03,000 non-degree students study one or more courses in their further education colleges. There are more than14,000 faculty members working in Harvard University, including more than 2,000 professors and lecturers. There are more than 7000 teachers working in various teaching hospitals.