Yale University is a private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701 in Saybrook Colony as the Collegiate School, the University is the third-oldest institution of higher education in theUnited States. In 1718, the school was renamed Yale College in recognition of a gift from Elihu Yale, a governor of the British East India Company and in 1731 received a further gift of land and slaves from Bishop Berkeley.[6] Established to train Congregationalist ministers in theology and sacred languages, by 1777 the school's curriculum began to incorporate humanities and sciences and in the 19th century gradually incorporated graduate and professional instruction, awarding the first Ph.D. in the United States in 1861 and organizing as a university in 1887.[7]
Yale is organized into twelve constituent schools: the original undergraduate college, the Yale Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and ten professional schools. While the university is governed by the Yale Corporation, each school's faculty oversees its curriculum and degree programs. In addition to a central campus in downtown New Haven, the University owns athletic facilities in western New Haven, including the Yale Bowl, a campus in West Haven, Connecticut, and forest and nature preserves throughout New England. The university's assets include an endowment valued at $25.6 billion as of September 2015, the second largest of any educational institution in the world.[8]
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Yale College 2016–2017
Series 112, Number 2, June 1, 2016
A Guide to Yale College
This is Yale.
We’re glad
you asked.
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p. 68 | Connect the
Dots. From start-up
capital and internships
to top fellowships
and a worldwide
network of alumni,
Yale positions
graduates for success
in the real world.
Places.
p. 76 |
Inspired
by Icons.
Why
architecture
matters.
p. 86 | Noah
Webster Lived
Here. Bumping
into history at Yale.
p. 88 | Nine Squares.
The modern univer -
sity, the cosmopolitan
college town.
p. 90 | Elm City
Run. On a run
from Old Campus
to East Rock, one
student explains
why New Haven is
the perfect size.
p. 92 | Here, There,
Everywhere.
Fourteen Yalies, where
they’re from, and
where they’ve been.
Pursuits.
p. 98 | Bulldog!
Bulldog! Bow,
Wow, Wow!
Playing for Yale—
The Game, the mission,
the teams, the fans,
and, of course,
Handsome Dan.
p. 102 | State of the
Arts. From the digital
to the classical, Yale’s
spectacular arts options.
p. 104 | The Daily
Show. A slice of Yale’s
creative life during one
spring weekend.
p. 106 | Shared
Communities.
Yale’s Cultural
Houses, religious
communities, and
a∞nity organizations
and centers.
p. 110 | ELIterati.
Why Elis are just
so darned determined
to publish.
p. 112 | Sustainable
U. Where Blue is
Green.
p. 114 | The Science
Channel. Life outside
the lab.
p. 116 | Political
Animals. Welcome
to the YPU, one of
Yale’s most enduring
institutions.
p. 118 | Difference
Makers. Through
Dwight Hall, students
find their own paths
to service and leader-
ship in New Haven.
Apply.
p. 122 | The Good
News about the
Cost of Yale.
Our financial aid policy
eliminates the need
for loans and makes
Yale a≠ordable for all.
p. 123 | The
Particulars.
How to apply, what
we look for, and
visiting campus.
4
Lives.
p. 10 | Freshman
Diari