7 September 2018 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General , Architecture , Universities, Colleges, Academies
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Harvard University is a private
Ivy League research university in
Cambridge , Massachusetts. Established in 1636 and named for clergyman
John Harvard (its first benefactor), its history, influence, and wealth have made it one of the world’s most prestigious universities. Harvard is the
United States’ oldest institution of higher learning , and the
Harvard Corporation is its first chartered
corporation . Although never formally affiliated with any
denomination , the early College primarily trained
Congregational and
Unitarian clergy. Its curriculum and student body were gradually secularized during the 18th century, and by the 19th century, Harvard had emerged as the central cultural establishment among
Boston elites . Following the
American Civil War , President
Charles W. Eliot ‘s long tenure (1869–1909) transformed the college and affiliated professional schools into a modern
research university ; Harvard was a founding member of the
Association of American Universities in 1900.
A. Lawrence Lowell , who followed Eliot, further reformed the undergraduate curriculum and undertook aggressive expansion of Harvard’s land holdings and physical plant.
James Bryant Conant led the university through the
Great Depression and
World War II and began to reform the curriculum and liberalize admissions after the war. The undergraduate college became coeducational after its 1977 merger with
Radcliffe College .
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21 February 2017 | Author/Destination: North America / Nordamerika | Rubric: General
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Massachusetts, officially the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts , is the most populous state in the New England region. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island to the south, New Hampshire and Vermont to the north, and New York to the west. The state is named for the the
Massachusett tribe, which once inhabited the area. The capital of Massachusetts and the most populous city in New England is
Boston . Over 80% of Massachusetts’ population lives in the
Greater Boston metropolitan area, a region influential upon American history, academia, and industry.
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