Harvard's History
Harvard is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States, established in 1636 by vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Harvard was named after their first benefactor, John Harvard. He was born in Charlestown. When he died in 1638, he left his library and half his estate to Harvard.
~ 1640 - Reverend Henry Dunster was the first president that got a degree at Harvard University.
~ 1653 - John Sassamon, a Massachuset Indian, became the first known Native American to study at Harvard
~ 1764 - Original Harvard Hall burns, destroying some 5,000 volumes and all but one of John Harvard's books.
~ 1843 - Harvard adapted the a shield with books and writing that spells out "VERITAS" (Meaning Honesty) as their logo.
~ 1849 - Dr. George Parkman disappeared at the Medical School in one of the most famous murder cases in Harvard history. Earlier, Parkman had lent money to colleague Dr. John White Webster. To secure the loan, Webster gave Parkman a mortgage on his personal property, including a valuable collection of minerals. When Parkman learned that Webster had backed another loan with the same collection, he began relentlessly pursuing Webster to collect the debt. A week after the disappearance, a suspicious janitor broke through a brick vault below Webster’s lab and found human body parts, which the authorities soon discovered all around the lab. Found guilty of first-degree murder, Webster belatedly confessed and appealed for clemency, but was hanged on Aug. 30, 1850
~ 1852 - Harvard wins the first intercollegiate sports event, a boat race against Yale on Lake Winnipesaukee
~ 1875 - New Haven, Conn., hosted the first Harvard-Yale football game, which Harvard won, to the delight, 150 student came to Harvard.
~ 1910 - Harvard officially chose the color crimson as their school color
~ 1928 - First "iron lung" is devised by two doctors at the School of Public Health.
~ 1943 - Two hundred Army Quartermaster officers arrived at the Business School for a three-month intensive course in business methods. They formed a new unit of lieutenants and captains known as the Army Supply Officers’ Training School, a counterpart to the Navy Supply Corps School.
~ 1955 - Helen Keller is the first woman to receive a Doctorate degree at Harvard.
~ 1991 - Barack Obama graduated from the Law School
~ The school is the oldest college in the United States and about 30% of all USA presidents got a degree at Harvard.
~ 1640 - Reverend Henry Dunster was the first president that got a degree at Harvard University.
~ 1653 - John Sassamon, a Massachuset Indian, became the first known Native American to study at Harvard
~ 1764 - Original Harvard Hall burns, destroying some 5,000 volumes and all but one of John Harvard's books.
~ 1843 - Harvard adapted the a shield with books and writing that spells out "VERITAS" (Meaning Honesty) as their logo.
~ 1849 - Dr. George Parkman disappeared at the Medical School in one of the most famous murder cases in Harvard history. Earlier, Parkman had lent money to colleague Dr. John White Webster. To secure the loan, Webster gave Parkman a mortgage on his personal property, including a valuable collection of minerals. When Parkman learned that Webster had backed another loan with the same collection, he began relentlessly pursuing Webster to collect the debt. A week after the disappearance, a suspicious janitor broke through a brick vault below Webster’s lab and found human body parts, which the authorities soon discovered all around the lab. Found guilty of first-degree murder, Webster belatedly confessed and appealed for clemency, but was hanged on Aug. 30, 1850
~ 1852 - Harvard wins the first intercollegiate sports event, a boat race against Yale on Lake Winnipesaukee
~ 1875 - New Haven, Conn., hosted the first Harvard-Yale football game, which Harvard won, to the delight, 150 student came to Harvard.
~ 1910 - Harvard officially chose the color crimson as their school color
~ 1928 - First "iron lung" is devised by two doctors at the School of Public Health.
~ 1943 - Two hundred Army Quartermaster officers arrived at the Business School for a three-month intensive course in business methods. They formed a new unit of lieutenants and captains known as the Army Supply Officers’ Training School, a counterpart to the Navy Supply Corps School.
~ 1955 - Helen Keller is the first woman to receive a Doctorate degree at Harvard.
~ 1991 - Barack Obama graduated from the Law School
~ The school is the oldest college in the United States and about 30% of all USA presidents got a degree at Harvard.
Degrees Offered Subjects Offered
~ Bachelor of Arts ~ Advance Study
~ Bachelor of Science ~ Arts
~ Bachelor of Liberal Arts in Extension Studies ~ Business
~ Associate in Arts ~ Dental
~ Master of Arts ~ Design
~ Master of Science ~ Divinity (Religion)
~ Master of Liberal Arts in Extension Studies ~ Engineering
~ Doctor of Arts ~ Law
~ Doctor of Science ~ Medical
~ Doctor of Letters ~ Science
~ Doctor of Music
~ Doctor of Medicine
~ Doctor of Law
~ Doctor of Divinity
~ Doctor of Humane Letters
~ Bachelor of Science ~ Arts
~ Bachelor of Liberal Arts in Extension Studies ~ Business
~ Associate in Arts ~ Dental
~ Master of Arts ~ Design
~ Master of Science ~ Divinity (Religion)
~ Master of Liberal Arts in Extension Studies ~ Engineering
~ Doctor of Arts ~ Law
~ Doctor of Science ~ Medical
~ Doctor of Letters ~ Science
~ Doctor of Music
~ Doctor of Medicine
~ Doctor of Law
~ Doctor of Divinity
~ Doctor of Humane Letters
Budget Admission Requirements
~ Top 10-15 students must be ranked in their graduating class
~ Well rounded education
~ People with enthusiasm, creativity, and strength of character
~ Contributed in the school and communities
~ For test scores, Harvard does not clearly say. However, the majority of students
admitted to the college has a range of scores from roughly 600 to 800 on each section of
the SAT Reasoning Test as well as on the SAT Subject Tests.
~ Well rounded education
~ People with enthusiasm, creativity, and strength of character
~ Contributed in the school and communities
~ For test scores, Harvard does not clearly say. However, the majority of students
admitted to the college has a range of scores from roughly 600 to 800 on each section of
the SAT Reasoning Test as well as on the SAT Subject Tests.
Links
~ http://www.harvard.edu/ Harvard's Homepage.
~ http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/apply/faq.html Questions concerning about applying for Harvard.
~ http://map.harvard.edu/ A more specific map of Harvard's campus.
~ http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/apply/faq.html Questions concerning about applying for Harvard.
~ http://map.harvard.edu/ A more specific map of Harvard's campus.
Campus and Maps
A map of Harvard University (left). The state and city where Harvard is located (right).