Harvard University
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Address | Massachusetts Hall, Cambridge, MA 02138, United States |
|---|---|
| Phone | +1 617-495-1000 |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 7,447 (2016–17) |
| Splinter num students | about students |
| Splinter salary | about outcomes |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2280531 |
About Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States.
Where is the Harvard University
Harvard under fire for helping elite skip the queue
...By Robin Levinson-KingBBC NewsHarvard University is facing a crisis after a landmark court case exposed how it gives the relatives of alumni a leg-up...
How delay to Israel offensive benefits US
... " Along with very real concerns about a spiralling conflict, the US is probably attempting to reposition itself after its initial " one-sided response" in support of Israel provoked criticism, says Stephen Walt, a professor of international affairs at Harvard University...
Nobel economics prize awarded to Claudia Goldin for work on gender pay gap
... Prof Goldin currently teaches labour market history at Harvard University in the US...
Who is Plaid Cymru's Adam Price?
... Mr Price stood down as an MP in 2010 before going to study at the prestigious Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University in the US...
Jacinda Ardern to join Harvard University as dual fellow
...By Nadine YousifBBC NewsFormer New Zealand prime minister Jacinda Ardern has announced she will join Harvard University as a fellow later this year...
Iran protests: LGBTQ community rises up
... We are countless Afsaneh Rigot, a researcher in technology, law and human rights at Harvard University, says: " Seen globally, queer people in Iran face some of the harshest penalties for their existence...
'Major moment in MS research' as new Octopus trial starts
... A Harvard University study in 2022 showed compelling evidence that the Epstein-Barr virus that causes glandular fever triggers the process...
Brenda Page: Ex-husband guilty of murdering 'brilliant' scientist in 1978
... Harisson was born in Ripon in North Yorkshire and studied at Queens College Cambridge, before later becoming a tutor in biology at Harvard University in the United States...
Unseen letters show how Glasgow helped JFK on road to White House
John F Kennedy (left), who would later be US president, met the Lord Provost on his visit to Glasgow following the Athenia sinking
Rarely-seen letters and telegrams have been shared to mark an extraordinary coup for a Scottish city.
Correspondence from a Young John F Kennedy to the Lord Provost of Glasgow marked a visit which saw The Future US president make his Public Speaking debut in a city hotel.
JFK was sent to visit American survivors of the sinking of the TSS Athenia.
The Govan-Built ship was torpedoed by Germany on 3 September 1939.
On the 80th anniversary of the loss, Glasgow City Archives has released photographs of JFK on this visit.
Kennedy, who was 22 at the time, was sent from London to Glasgow by his father Joseph to represent the United States of America for the First Time . Kennedy senior was the US Ambassador to Great Britain .
John F Kennedy (second left) visited Glasgow in September 1939 to meet survivors of the Athenia sinkingWar had just broken out with Nazi Germany , and the young Kennedy was dispatched on a special diplomatic mission to ensure there was no fallout after a U-boat torpedoed The Passenger liner Athenia as it sailed from Glasgow to Montreal.
The sinking, one of The First hostile acts of The War , cost the lives of 117 people onboard - 28 of them American - and had heightened the chances that America would be dragged into The War .
Ambassador Joseph Kennedy , an American isolationist, was determined this would not happen and sent his son to turn on the charm and soothe The Nerves of traumatised survivors who had been brought to the Art Deco Beresford Hotel in Glasgow 's Sauchiehall Street as part of the relief effort.
Glasgow City Archives has released images, letters and newspaper clippings detailing The City 's efforts to help.
The Athenia was outbound from Glasgow , Liverpool and Belfast to Montreal with More Than 1,000 passengers on board, including about 300 Americans, when it was attacked.
More Than 100 people were killed.
To mark the 80th anniversary of the sinking, Glasgow City Archives shared details of a disaster fund file Set Up to help The Victims .
Included in the file are letters and telegrams of thanks from the Young John F Kennedy, his father Joseph, and President Franklin Roosevelt to The City .
Built in Glasgow : The TSS Athenia Survivors of the TSS Athenia sinking were looked after in GlasgowGlasgow Museums chairman Councillor David McDonald said: "Reading these telegrams and looking at the photographs is like stepping back In Time .
"We can see from the warm language used just how grateful the US is to Glasgow . "
'Heartfelt thanks'The disaster fund was started by the Lord Provost of Glasgow Patrick Dollan, who invited Ambassador Kennedy to travel from London to Glasgow .
The Ambassador sent his 22-year-old son John to represent him and reassure those affected that they would be safely transported back to the US and to gather first-hand information as to the actual circumstances of The Attack .
JFK arrived in Glasgow on 7 September and was welcomed by Mr Dollan before they visited about 150 survivors in hospital and at local hotels.
Harvard student John F Kennedy made his first public address at The Beresford Hotel in GlasgowJohn F Kennedy said at the time: "I have never seen people more grateful for All That has been done for them by Glasgow than those to whom I have spoken Today . "
A telegram addressed to Mr Dollan from Joseph Kennedy also stated: "May I on behalf of The President and people of the United States express heartfelt thanks to you and your citizens of Glasgow for this humane and generous action in aiding survivors of the Athenia disaster. "
'Ordinary Glaswegians'A letter from President Franklin Roosevelt said: "I wish you to know how deeply I and The American people appreciate the efficient, generous and humane manner in which Glasgow and its citizens came to The Help of our fellow countrymen and women in their need. "
The Athenia disaster relief fund file also contains letters from ordinary Glaswegians donating money and offering accommodation.
JFK at Harvard University the year before he arrived in Glasgow in 1939 JFK would continue in politics to become President of the United StatesIt records the amount raised by The Appeal fund at various times and lists of donors.
More Than £2,000 was raised in 24 hours, and almost £6,000 in Total - the equivalent to More Than £250,000 Today - Glasgow Museums said.
Photographs of JFK arriving at The City Chambers and newspaper clippings from The Visit are held in Glasgow 's Special Collections, based at the Mitchell Library, and can be seen on request.
The Riverside Museum in Glasgow has a display dedicated to the Athenia and tells the story of the sinking.
glasgow, world war two
Source of news: bbc.com