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The Ivy League Before the Ivy
LeagueThe Essentials
By: Chancelor Griffin
Oldest higher education institution in the
United States Namesake is after John Harvard, the
University’s first benefactor Established in 1636 following majority vote of
e Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Initially named “New College” Founded by Puritan ministers
Harvard University“
Established in 1701 by Congregationalists
ministers. Originally referred to as the Collegiate School Name in honor of Welsh merchant Elihu Yale,
who was one of the first benefactors of the school
Yale’s early scientific and religious heavy curriculum was a result of the Enlightenment influenced presidents Ezra Stiles and Thomas Clap
Yale University
One of the nine original Colonial colleges and
fourth oldest institution in the United States Founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1740 after
his desire to establish an institution not merely focused on clerical instruction.
Became one of the first multidisciplinary institutions and first United States university to have both graduate and undergraduate schools of education
University of Pennsylvania
Originally named College of New Jersey Established as America’s fourth college in 1746 in
Elizabeth, New Jersey Originally founded by New Light Presbyterians in
order to correctly instruct ministers in their views Charter for the institution was given on October 22,
1746 by the Province of New Jersey John Witherspoon became instrumental in school’s
focus on more liberal education as he helped institution place less emphasis on clerical instruction and more on
Princeton University
Founded on October 31, 1754, Original name was King’s College Royal charter of King George II of England Fifth oldest in the United States Originally Anglican Univeristy Name changed to Columbia following patriotic
passion of the Revolution in 1784(comes from Christopher Columbus)
Columbia University
Established on on March 2, 1764 as a result of
a charter from House of Magistrates passed by Samuel Ward and Edward Thurston
First Ivy League to accept all religions Third college in new England, 7th in America Originally called College of Rhode Island Moved to Providence, RI in 1770 Renamed Brown after Nicolas Brown in 1804,
class of 1786 after $5,000 gift
Brown University
Ninth oldest University within the United
States Charter for the institution signed on
December 13, 1769 by John Wentworth governer of New Hampshire and was issued under King George III
Originally founded by Rev. Eleazar Wheelock(Puritan) as place of education for Native Americans
Became last instutution createad within Colonial rule
Dartmouth University
Established by Ezra Cornell and Andrew
Dickson White in January 1864. Both men met in New York State Senate and
due to their individual aspirations for the betterment of education were able to create Cornell as a result of Cornell’s $400,000 endowment.
Became one of the first American co-ed Universities
Cornell University
http://www.brown.edu/Administration/News_Bureau/Databases/Encycl
opedia/search.php?serial=C0350
http://www.brown.edu/about/history http://www.columbia.edu/content/history.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dartmouth_College http://dartmouth.edu/life-community/explore-green/history-traditions http://www.harvard.edu/history http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard_University#cite_note-24 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Harvard_University http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Cornell_University http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Princeton_University http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Pennsylvania http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yale_University http://www.yale.edu/about/history.html
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