Harvard University
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| Motto | Latin: Veritas "Truth" |
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| Established | 1636 |
| Type | Private |
| Endowment | $35.6 billion (2006) |
| President | Drew Gilpin Faust |
| Staff | 2,497 (2006) |
| Undergraduates | 6,715 |
| Postgraduates | 12,424 |
| Place | Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States |
| Campus | Urban 380 acres (1.5 km²) |
| Athletics | NCAA Division I FCS |
| Colors | Crimson |
| Nickname | Crimson |
| Mascot | John Harvard |
| Fight song | Ten Thousand Men of Harvard |
| Memberships | AAU, CWPA, ECAC Hockey, Ivy League |
| Website | www.harvard.edu |
Harvard University is a private college in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA and a member of the Ivy League. Harvard was started on September 8, 1636. It is considered by many[who?] to be one of the best universities in the world and allows only 7% of the people who apply to go to school there.[needs proving]
Seven Presidents of the United States have graduated from Harvard schools and colleges.
Harvard is located on the Charles River. Some students go to the Charles River for rowing. On the other side of the Charles River is the city of Boston. Boston's subway system has a stop at Harvard. Some of Harvard's graduate schools are in Boston, but most of Harvard's schools are in Cambridge. Together, these schools are Harvard University.
The school color is crimson, which is a dark red color.
Harvard has many libraries like Widener Library. There are other facilities like skating rinks and the Malkin Athletic Center where students can swim and exercise.
Another famous school close to Harvard in Cambridge, Massachusetts is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Harvard's president is Drew Gilpin Faust, Harvard's first woman president. The president before her, Lawrence Summers, was a controversial president because of things he said about women and the way he ran things. In 2006, Mr. Summers told Harvard's students and professors that he would resign in the summer and no longer serve Harvard as president. Mr. Summers is an economist and now works as the Director of the White House's National Economic Council for President Barack Obama.
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