Harvard is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders who make a difference globally.
| Acronym | HU |
| Motto / Slogan | Veritas, the Latin word for "Truth," |
| Colour | Black and Crimson |
| Mascot | John Harvard |
| Founded | 1636 |
| Location | Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States |
| Address | Harvard University Massachusetts Hall Cambridge, MA 02138 |
The mission of Harvard College is to educate the citizens and citizen-leaders for our society. We do this through our commitment to the transformative power of a liberal arts and sciences education.
Beginning in the classroom with exposure to new ideas, new ways of understanding, and new ways of knowing, students embark on a journey of intellectual transformation. Through a diverse living environment, where students live with people who are studying different topics, who come from different walks of life and have evolving identities, intellectual transformation is deepened and conditions for social transformation are created. From this we hope that students will begin to fashion their lives by gaining a sense of what they want to do with their gifts and talents, assessing their values and interests, and learning how they can best serve the world.
Harvard College sets the standard for residential liberal arts and sciences education. We have committed to creating and sustaining the conditions that enable all Harvard College students to experience an unparalleled educational journey that is intellectually, socially, and personally transformative.
Harvard University's core objectives are to provide world-class education, advance knowledge through research, and prepare individuals for leadership and service, fostering critical thinking, innovation, and ethical responsibility, all wi
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Library: Established in 1638, Harvard Library is the oldest library system in the United States. Harvard Library is a multi-library system with several locations across the University’s campus and beyond.
Sport: For those unfamiliar, curling is the strategic, high-energy sport you may have seen during the Winter Olympics, the one with sweeping, sliding stones, and teams huddled over the ice calling line. Originating in Scotland and popular throughout Canada and Scandinavia, curling is gaining enthusiasm across the United States as well.
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1607: John Harvard, the College’s fu... read more
1635: John Harvard received his M.A. from Cambridge University, England.
1636: First College in American colonies founded. The “Great and General Court of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Bay in New England” approves £400 for the establishment of “a schoale or colledge” later to be called “Harvard.”
1637: The Great and General Court orders the “colledge” established one year earlier to be located at Newetowne (renamed “Cambrige” in 1638).
2024: Professor Gary Ruvkun is awarded the Nobel Prize for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation.