Where is Harvard University in America?

One of the earliest private universities in America. A comprehensive university focusing on training graduate students and engaging in scientific research. Headquartered in Cambridge, Boston, the total address is byerley Hall, No.8 Garden Street, Cambridge, and the postal code is 02 138. Medical college and business college are located in downtown Boston. In Cambridge, next to Harvard University is MIT. Interestingly, there is no clear boundary between the two university campuses.

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 formally established the position of professor of theology, 1727 established the position of professor of mathematics and natural science, 1780 established the position of professor of medicine. In the same year, it was expanded to Harvard University; 18 16 set up a seminary, 18 17 set up a law school. Later, various colleges were established in the19th century. The College of Education was established in1990; 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. Over the years, Harvard University has not only trained a large number of American students, but also accepted a large number of international students and visiting scholars from all over the world.

The addresses of various institutions and departments of Harvard University are

College of Arts and Sciences (College of Arts and Sciences)

University auditorium

Cambridge, Massachusetts 02 138

Graduate school of design

No.48 Kunxi Street

Cambridge, Massachusetts 02 138

Graduate school of education

Apia Road 13

Cambridge, Massachusetts 02 138

Harvard Business School (HBS)

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