Harvard University

G Active Vocabulary:

prominent – видатний; distinctly – виразно; outlook – світогляд; clergy – духовенство; scope – масштаб; to diversify – урізноманітнювати; to command respect – викликати повагу; alumnus (pl. alumni) – колишній студент (випускник); campus – територія університету; to enroll – зараховувати; the Divinity School – факультет богослов’я; vigorous – потужний.

Harvard is more than a university – it’s a tradition. No other American institution of higher learning has such a prominent place in the nation’s history or imagination. Harvard, founded in 1636, is the oldest university in the United States (and the oldest corporation in the Americas). It is perhaps the only US university that is both closest to the British model of university education, yet distinctly American in identity and outlook. Harvard was founded as a small institution with the mission of educating Protestant clergy. It grew as the United States did, expanding in size and scope, and diversifying its student and teaching communities. Today a Harvard degree commands respect not only in the United States, but around the world – Harvard counts seven U.S. presidents among its alumni, and over 40 Nobel laureates among its current and former faculty.

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in a campus just across the Charles River from Boston. This is a highly urban setting that joins colonial-era buildings and landmarks with Massachusetts’ hi-tech industry. Harvard is a large university, with high-profile graduate and professional programs. Almost two-thirds of its approximately 19,500 students are enrolled in its professional and graduate schools (which include the world-famous Medical School, the Business School, the Law School, the John F. Kennedy School of Government, the Divinity School, the School of Public Health, and the Graduate School of Education). Connections made at Harvard often last a lifetime, with graduates becoming part of a vigorous network of over 270,000 alumni.

Дайте відповіді на запитання.

1. When was Harvard founded? 2. What was Harvard’s initial mission? 3. How many US presidents graduated from Harvard? 4. Where is it located? 5. How many students are enrolled it its schools? 6. How long do the connections made at Harvard last?