- Yale University was founded in 1701 as the Collegiate School in the home
of Abraham Pierson, its first rector, in Killingworth, Connecticut. In
1716 the school moved to New Haven and, with the generous gift by Elihu
Yale of nine bales of goods, 417 books, and a portrait and arms of King
George I, was renamed Yale College in 1718.
- Richard C. Levin, the president of Yale University, says: “The
globalization of the University is in part an evolutionary development.
- Yale has drawn students from outside the United States for nearly two
centuries, and international issues have been represented in its
curriculum for the past hundred years and more.
- But creating the global
university is also a revolutionary development—signaling distinct
changes in the substance of teaching and research, the demographic
characteristics of students, the scope and breadth of external
collaborations, and the engagement of the University with new
audiences.”
- Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and
research, and to developing leaders in many disciplines who make a
difference globally.
- Harvard faculty are engaged with teaching and
research to push the boundaries of human knowledge.
- For students who are
excited to investigate the biggest issues of the 21st century, Harvard
offers an unparalleled student experience and a generous financial aid
program.
- Princeton is the fourth-oldest college in the United States. The
ambience of its earliest days is palpable in historic landmarks on
campus, most notably Nassau Hall, which in 1783 was the temporary
capitol of the United States.
- Princeton is distinctive among research universities in its commitment to undergraduate teaching.
- The University provides its students with academic, extracurricular
and other resources -- in a residential community committed to diversity
in its student body, faculty and staff -- that help them achieve at the
highest scholarly levels and prepare them for positions of leadership
and lives of service in many fields of human endeavor.
