Knowra Harvard University Harvard University Harvard University is a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, founded in 1636. It is the oldest institution of higher education in the United States.
Harvard College : Harvard’s undergraduate liberal arts college, founded in 1636. It is the university’s undergraduate division and the institution’s original school.
Massachusetts Bay Colony : An English colony in New England founded in 1628 and chartered in 1629. The colony established Harvard to educate clergy and civic leaders.
Drew Gilpin Faust : An American historian who served as Harvard University’s president from 2007 to 2018. She was Harvard’s first woman president.
Harvard and slavery : The history of Harvard University’s connections to slavery and its legacies. Research and public debate have examined how slavery shaped the university’s early wealth and institutions.
Harvard Business School : Harvard University’s graduate school of business, established in 1908. It is one of Harvard’s professional schools, known for its case-method teaching.
John Harvard : An English minister whose 1638 bequest to Harvard College helped establish its early library and finances. The college took his name after his bequest.
W. E. B. Du Bois : An American sociologist, historian, and civil-rights activist who earned a Harvard PhD in 1895. His scholarship and activism connect Harvard’s academic history with the struggle against racial injustice.
Harvard endowment : Harvard University’s investment fund, which supports university operations and long-term institutional priorities. Its scale has amplified debates about wealth, investment, and university responsibility.
Harvard Law School : Harvard University’s law school, founded in 1817. It is a major professional school within the university.
New England : A region of the northeastern United States comprising six states, including Massachusetts. Harvard’s founding and early influence unfolded within this region.
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