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Yale University Faculty
Yale University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701, Yale is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States, and one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution. Yale was established as the Collegiate School in 1701 by Congregationalism in the United States, Congregationalist clergy of the Connecticut Colony. Originally restricted to instructing ministers in theology and sacred languages, the school's curriculum expanded, incorporating humanities and sciences by the time of the American Revolution. In the 19th century, the college expanded into graduate and professional instruction, awarding the first Doctor of Philosophy, PhD in the United States in 1861 and organizing as a university in 1887. Yale's faculty and student populations grew rapidly after 1890 due to the expansion of the physical campus and its scientif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coat Of Arms Of Yale University
The Yale University coat of arms is the primary emblem of Yale University. It has a field of the color Yale Blue with an open book and the Hebrew language, Hebrew words Urim and Thummim#In popular culture, Urim and Thummim inscribed upon it in Hebrew letters. Below the escutcheon (heraldry), shield on a scroll appears Yale's official motto, ''Lux et Veritas'' (Latin for "Light and Truth"). History The first known seal of Yale appears on the master's diploma of its future president Ezra Stiles in 1746. In addition to the Hebrew words "Urim ve'Thummim" inscribed on an open book on a shield, it had the Latin words ''Lux et Veritas'' surrounding the shield. The Hebrew words ''Urim'' and ''Thummim'' are used due to a belief among scholars at the time that "Light and Truth" was an adequate translation for these words. According to the Hebrew Bible, the priests used tools called the Urim and Thummim to discern the will of God. See also * Urim and Thummim * Heraldry of Columbia U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
