About - Harvard University
On October 28, 1636, Harvard, the first college in the American colonies, was founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Harvard University was officially founded by a vote by the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Harvard’s endowment started with John Harvard’s initial donation of 400 books and half his estate, but in 1721 ...
Academics - Harvard University
2 days ago · Many schools and programs across Harvard provide financial assistance to students who attend. Supported in large part by our endowment, this funding includes grants and financial aid, paid graduate fellowships and assistantships, and other programs. Learn more about undergraduate financial aid.
Education Leadership (online) - Harvard University
The online Master’s in Education Leadership is a part-time, two-year Ed.M. program from the Harvard Graduate School of Education with Higher Education and PreK-12 pathways. The program is specifically designed for mid-career working education professionals and is career-embedded—so students can immediately apply what they are learning.
Medicine - Harvard University
The dual M.D.-M.M.Sc. degree is currently offered in the following programs: Clinical Investigation, Global Health Delivery, Immunology, and Medical Education. Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders in many disciplines who make a difference globally.
Schools - Harvard University
Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences comprises the following four schools: Harvard College, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and Harvard Extension School. Learn more at FAS.
Language - Harvard University
Research emphasizes the importance of the first year of life for long-term language and literacy development. Tracing the roots of language and literacy. Bringing a hidden language disorder to light. Experts explore how a deficit that affects the learning of one in 12 children can go undetected by parents and educators.
Economics - Harvard University
Economics is a social science that covers a broad subject matter in seeking to understand the social world. Economics studies the behavior of social systems—such as markets, corporations, legislatures, and families—as the outcome of interactions through institutions between goal-directed individuals. Doing economic research involves asking ...
Neuroscience - Harvard University
Neuroscience, the study of the nervous system, is a field that investigates the biological mechanisms that underlie behavior and how brains process information. The study of neuroscience provides both a broad scientific training and a deep understanding of the biology of the nervous system. Given the diversity of interests in this field, the ...
Data Science - Harvard University
The program focuses on topics such as reproducible data analysis, collaborative problem solving, visualization and communication, and security and ethical issues that arise in data science. Harvard University is devoted to excellence in teaching, learning, and research, and to developing leaders in many disciplines who make a difference globally.
The history of Harvard - Harvard University
The Charter of 1650, which continues to govern Harvard, pledges the University to “the education of English and Indian youth.”. From 1655 to 1698, the “Indian College” stood in Harvard Yard, on the site currently occupied by Matthews Hall. It was not until 1970 that a program was established to specifically address Native American issues.