Four characteristics of Yale University
Yale was founded by 1 and 40 books.
1638, Connecticut in North America became a British colony. A group of British colonists crossed the ocean to settle in Quinnipiac Bay and gradually developed it into a prosperous port of New Haven. Reverend John Davenport thinks that education can make European civilization take root in the United States, so he proposes to establish a university here. Although his plan was frustrated many times, his ideas influenced many local people. At 170 1, a group of congregational missionaries, led by James pierpont, persuaded the Kangzhou court to agree to establish a religious school, so that young people could "learn art and science" ... and serve the church and the country. 10 The pastor entrusted to manage the school took out 40 books from their small library as the capital of the school. 170 1 10 In June, the clergy elected Abraham Pearson, a graduate of Harvard University, as the first principal, and the missionary school was formally established. But it was not until the following March that the school had its first student, Jacob Hemingway. 1707 The first batch of students 18 received their bachelor's degrees. There were no school buildings at the beginning, and students were scattered in six cities in Connecticut. 17 16, the trustee voted unanimously to move the school to new haven.
17 18, Mr. elihu yale, a senior official of the British East India Company, donated nine bundles of goods with a total value of 562 pounds, 12 shillings, 4 17 books, and the portrait and coat of arms of King George I of England to this missionary school. These items look extremely ordinary now, but at that time Yale was like snow when it first started. In order to thank Mr. Yale for his donation, the school was officially renamed "Yale College", which is the predecessor of Yale University today.
Later, the development of Yale benefited greatly from the continuous improvement of the relationship between the school and the Connecticut government and the help of Yale alumni. In the early days, Yale College received a small amount of funding from the government every year, but in 1763, in order to keep the school private and get rid of the government's control, the school parted ways with the state government and had to rely on itself for 40 years. 1792 after the war of independence, the school once again persuaded the then governor of Connecticut to join the Yale school board, and the state government re-injected funds into Yale. However, because the development of the school is increasingly deviating from the purpose of the missionary school, the democratic thought is increasingly strong. 18 17, the state government ordered schools to "stop cooking". Therefore, Yale has to ask graduates for help. 1827 established the Alumni Association, relying on the donations of alumni for tenacious development.
From 1930s to 1980s, with the unremitting efforts of Bishop Berkeley, Reverend stiles and President Porter, Yale College gradually developed from a college to a university. At the beginning of the 20th century, with the rapid development of American education, Yale University developed to an amazing scale. Not only that, Yale students also left Yale and founded many famous American universities, such as Cornell University, Johns Hopkins University and University of Chicago.
Yale pioneered the residential college of American universities and laid a solid foundation for the rapid development of universities. Yale student Harkness donated more than15 million dollars to the school in 1930, built eight residential college and bought teaching equipment. The rise and development of residential college attracted a large number of celebrities, including famous politicians, critics, writers, artists and journalists to Yale, which contributed to its prosperity and expanded its influence in the world.
2. Yale, the professor is a master
The most important management feature of Yale University is that professors govern the university, which has a great influence on American higher education. At the beginning of the school, with the efforts of three generations of presidents, Yale gradually formed a law that the board of directors did not specifically participate in the management of school affairs, but professors would run the school. There was a saying in the United States at that time: "Princeton directors are in power, Harvard presidents are in power, and Yale professors are in power."
Because professors have the right to work, they pay special attention to the interests of students, pay special attention to the reputation of the college, and have strict requirements on teaching quality. At the same time, the school has a strong independence, so that the school board system and the off-campus authority system initiated by Yale have been adopted by many universities established later.
In the past 300 years, no matter how the management system of Yale evolves, the tradition of attaching importance to and trusting professors has been passed down from generation to generation, which in turn has prompted professors to give full play to their talents and abilities, pay attention to their own moral cultivation, enhance the prestige of professors' associations and strengthen the independence of teachers.
Yale University has neither a huge team of administrative staff divorced from teaching nor a special administrative building. If you ask the president of this world-famous rich university where he works, people will tell you that the president's office is in the shortest and most inconspicuous building.
Since professors play an important role in Yale, the quality of teachers themselves must be excellent, and Yale teachers need to be strictly selected. The teacher is super knowledgeable and the students admire him. However, because students are very strict with their requirements, students are also in awe of their teachers, and privately give many image nicknames to those strict teachers. However, Yale students are very lucky. They can be taught by respected teachers in person very early, which is one of the reasons for the high quality of Yale students.
3. Who can learn to play at Yale?
The talented students in Yale University study almost crazily, but at the same time, Yale people can say that they can "learn to play" and students can take their vacations flexibly. As long as students get excellent grades, they can leave the college for a semester or a school year at any time, and take advantage of this opportunity to work, engage in scientific research that interests them or travel to relax.
Yale is an open university, which can accommodate all kinds of ideas. Campus life is rich and colorful, pursuing perfection. Yale encourages students to learn all the strange things and try everything they are willing to try. This is not only reflected in academic contention, but also in students' extracurricular life.
Yale holds more than 1000 concerts in public every year, and regularly invites famous actors and directors to visit, perform and give speeches on campus. More than 90% students voluntarily participate in sports activities, and the school's sports level is very high. Since 1894 resumed the Olympic Games, Yale has sent hundreds of athletes to participate and won more than 50 gold medals. Yale's baseball team is national, and former US President George H.W. Bush was an excellent baseball player when he was studying at Yale.
Yale is famous for its politicians because its students have a tradition of caring about politics. There are many political organizations in the school, and organizations with different or even opposing views live in peace, such as well-organized "young people and partisans" and "young Democrats", and the most active "Yale Political Alliance". These organizations often debate and actively participate in political activities, such as protesting the American invasion of Vietnam in the 1960s and the apartheid policy in South Africa in the 1980s. Yale's political debate is very active, which often attracts great attention from American political circles and public opinion circles. People seem to see the future American political stars from the fierce student debate.
Although Yale is a prestigious school that discourages students all over the world, the threshold of Yale is not unattainable. On the contrary, Yale has given special care and consideration to students who are smart and eager to learn but whose families are difficult, such as reducing tuition fees. Yale's philosophy is that excellent students are the guarantee of excellent schools. These students may come from farms or slums, and their parents may be poor, but Yale has the responsibility to find and train them, regardless of their skin color, nationality and nationality. As a result, many aspiring young people from ordinary backgrounds spread their wings from Yale.
4. Yale is full of talents.
After a long and glorious 300-year history, Yale has not only sent a large number of elites to the United States, but also cultivated many talents for the world.
Yale's proudest student is nathan hale, a student in grade 1773, who is called a national hero by Americans. Nathan hale, who was keen on patriotism, was arrested and hanged when he went deep into the British defense line to collect information during the American Revolution. Before he died, he left a strong message handed down from generation to generation: "My only regret is that I didn't give my motherland a second life."
Four other American presidents graduated from Yale University. They are the 27th President William Howard, the 38th President Gerald Ford, the 4th President George Bush and the 42nd President Bill Clinton. The current situation of the 54th general election in the United States shows that George W. Bush, a Yale graduate and party candidate, is likely to become the 43rd president of the United States. If George W. Bush is finally elected, Yale will create an amazing miracle: three consecutive presidents are from Yale! In addition, Lieberman, the Democratic vice presidential candidate, and Hillary Clinton, the current first lady of the United States and a successful senator from new york, are also from Yale.
Although Yale is famous for its humanities, its style of attaching equal importance to arts and sciences has also trained many world-class scientists for Yale. For example, David bushnell, a scientist who invented submarines and torpedoes in 1755, Benjamin Siriman II, who founded American Science magazine in 1837 and was known as the "father of American education" and invented the world's first high-energy particle accelerator-cyclotron, and Ernest Lawrence, who won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1939. China famous university students who graduated from Yale include Zhan Tianyou, an expert on railway bridges, Ying Fo Woo, a hero of the Sino-Japanese War, and Ma Yinchu, a famous demographer. Up to now, nearly 20 Yale students have won the Nobel Prize. Professor Paul Gringoid, who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine this year, also teaches at Yale.
According to the survey, among the senior staff of 500 famous companies in the United States, Yale graduates account for the highest proportion, even surpassing Harvard. Yale University has also sent a large number of talented literary stars to the American entertainment industry. Among them, China audience is most familiar with the famous movie star Meryl Streep who won two Oscars for starring Sophie's Choice and Kramer vs Kramer.