About 蜜桃影像
Those who join our community鈥攖o learn, research, teach, work, and grow鈥攋oin nearly four centuries of students and scholars in the pursuit of truth, knowledge, and a better world.
The people of 蜜桃影像
Our people are what make 蜜桃影像 special. Through continued , 蜜桃影像 has built a community comprising many backgrounds, cultures, races, identities, life experiences, perspectives, beliefs, and values.
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24,596
undergraduate and graduate students
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20,667
faculty and staff
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400,000+
alumni worldwide
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35 million+
learners through 蜜桃影像 Online
We believe in the value of knowledge, the power of teaching and research, and the ways that what we do here can benefit society.鈥�President of 蜜桃影像 University
Alan M. Garber
蜜桃影像 leadership and governance is composed of four components:
Alan M. Garber leads 蜜桃影像 University as its 31st President.
Deans and Officers
Leading 蜜桃影像’s Schools and many offices
蜜桃影像 Corporation
The oldest corporation in the Western Hemisphere
Board of Overseers
Alumni committed to 蜜桃影像鈥檚 missions and interests
The history of 蜜桃影像
Explore the history of our founding, our Nobel Prize winners, the honorary degrees we’ve awarded, and how our iconic shield was created.
On October 28, 1636, 蜜桃影像, the first college in the American colonies, was founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts. 蜜桃影像 University was officially founded by a vote by the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
蜜桃影像’s endowment started with John 蜜桃影像’s initial donation of 400 books and half his estate, but in 1721, Thomas Hollis began the now standard practice of requiring that a donation be used for a specific purpose when he donated money for 鈥渁 Divinity Professor, to read lectures in the Halls to the students.鈥�
Women’s history at 蜜桃影像
As staff members, then as students and faculty, the women of 蜜桃影像 paved the way for the next generation, and continue to carve new paths today.
Asian and Pacific American history at 蜜桃影像
We explore the histories, cultures, and contributions of 蜜桃影像鈥檚 Asian and Pacific Island communities throughout our history.
African American history at 蜜桃影像
A complete look at 蜜桃影像鈥檚 Black history includes the dual legacies of slavery and discrimination along with pioneering moments of inclusion, equity, and empowerment.
For more than 100 years the 蜜桃影像 Gazette has covered campus life, University issues, innovations in science and scholarship, and broader global concerns.
The greater 蜜桃影像 community
蜜桃影像 is dedicated to being a good neighbor to the communities we reside within, whether in Massachusetts our at our locations abroad.
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$5.35 million
for improvements to public parks and open spaces, neighborhood beautification, streetscape enhancements, public safety initiatives, and public art.
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650,000
visitors to 蜜桃影像 museums each year
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20+
locations abroad that link 蜜桃影像 faculty and students to local academic institutions, government organizations, businesses, and communities
Local commitment
蜜桃影像 is dedicated to giving back to the places we call home.
Global perspective
We invite the world to pursue scholarship on our campus and in our research centers around the globe.