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2023年2月13日发(作者：)YaleUniversity
YaleUniversitycomprisesthreemajoracademiccomponents:YaleCollege(the
undergraduateprogram),theGraduateSchoolofArtsandSciences,andthe
tion,Yaleencompassesawidearrayofcentersand
programs,libraries,museums,imately
11,250studentsattendYale.
YouareinvitedtoviewanillustratedtimelineofYale’shistoryinadditionto
readingthebriefoverviewonthispage
Yale’srootscanbetracedbacktothe1640s,whencolonialclergymenledan
efforttoestablishacollegeinNewHaventopreservethetraditionofEuropeanliberal
sionwasfulfilledin1701,whenthecharterwas
grantedforaschool“whereinYouthmaybeinstructedintheArtsandSciences[and]
throughtheblessingofAlmightyGodmaybefittedforPublickemploymentbothin
ChurchandCivilState.”In1718theschoolwasrenamed“YaleCollege”ingratitudeto
theWelshmerchantElihuYale,whohaddonatedtheproceedsfromthesaleofnine
balesofgoodstogetherwith417booksandaportraitofKingGeorgeI.
YaleCollegesurvivedtheAmericanRevolutionaryWar(1775–1783)intactand,
bytheendofitsfirsthundredyears,eteenthandtwentieth
centuriesbroughttheestablishmentofthegraduateandprofessionalschoolsthat
eSchoolofMedicinewascharteredin1810,
followedbytheDivinitySchoolin1822,theLawSchoolin1824,andtheGraduate
SchoolofArtsandSciencesin1847(which,in1861,
UnitedStates),followedbytheschoolsofArtin1869,Musicin1894,Forestry&
EnvironmentalStudiesin1900,Nursingin1923,Dramain1955,Architecturein1972,
andManagementin1974.
InternationalstudentshavemadetheirwaytoYalesincethe1830s,whenthe
stChinesecitizentoearnadegreeata
,internationalstudents
makeupnearly9percentoftheundergraduatestudentbody,and16percentofall
’sdistinguishedfacultyincludesmanywhohavebeen
trainedoreducatedabroadandmanywhosefieldsofresearchhaveaglobalemphasis;
andinternationalstudiesandexchangesplayanincreasinglyimportantroleinthe
versitybeganadmittingwomenstudentsatthe
graduatelevelin1869,andasundergraduatesin1969.
YaleCollegewastransformed,beginningintheearly1930s,bytheestablishment
medievalEnglishuniversitiessuchasOxfordand
Cambridgeasitsmodel,thisdistinctivesystemdividestheundergraduatepopulation
intotwelveseparatecommunitiesofapproximately450memberseach,thereby
enablingYaletoofferitsstudentsboththeintimacyofasmallcollegeenvironment
llegesurroundsa
courtyardandoccupiesuptoafullcityblock,providingacongenialcommunitywhere
residentslive,eat,socialize,andpursueavarietyofacademicandextracurricular
llegehasamasteranddean,aswellasanumberofresidentfaculty
membersknownasfellows,andeachhasitsowndininghall,library,seminarrooms,
recreationlounges,andotherfacilities.
Today,Yalehasmaturedintooneoftheworld’11,000
3,200-memberfacultyisarichlydiversegroupofmenandwomenwhoareleadersin
tralcampusnowcovers310acres(125hectares)
stretchingfromtheSchoolofNursingindowntownNewHaventotree-shaded
’s260buildingsinclude
corange
fromNewEnglandColonialtoHighVictorianGothic,fromMoorishRevivalto
’sbuildings,towers,lawns,courtyards,walkways,gates,and
archescomprisewhatonearchitecturecritichascalled“themostbeautifulurban
campusinAmerica.”TheUniversityalsomaintainsover600acres(243hectares)of
athleticfieldsandnaturalpreservesjustashortbusridefromthecenteroftown.
Yale’scharterof1701wasamendedbytheConnecticutLegislaturein1792to
providethatthePresidentandFellowsofYaleCollegewouldbeknownas“The
Corporation”and“shallhavethegovernment,careandmanagementofthecollege.”
TodaytheCorporationismadeupofnineteenmembers:thePresidentofthe
University,tenSuccessorTrustees,sixAlumniFellows,andtwomembersexofficio.
tion,anofficer-levelpositionof
VicePresidentforWestCampusPlanningandProgramDevelopmentwasestablished
onOctober1,2008,iesandresponsibilitiesofthe
FellowsandOfficersaresetforthintheYaleCorporationBy-Laws.
Since1701withtheadoptionbytheConnecticutLegislatureoftheCharter“to
erectaCollegiateSchool,”YaleUniversityhasbeenguidedbytheCharter,including
subsequentamendments,theBy-LawsoftheCorporationfirstpromulgatedin1795,
andtheMiscellaneousRegulationswhichcodifiedaseriesofpoliciesandprocedures
suchastheAlumniFellowelectionprocess,protectionoftheYalename,andpatent
-LawsandMiscellaneousRegulationsmaybeamendedfromtimeto
tion,throughoutYale’shistorythe
Presidenthasappointedcommitteestoexploreimportanttopics,andthe
recommendationsofthosecommitteesshapedandinfluencedYale’sgovernanceand
istoricdocumentsandreferencematerialsmaybeaccessedat
thelinksprovided.
ThissiteisintendedtoprovidelinkstomanyUniversity-widepoliciesgrouped
tingoflinksonthissiteprovides
accesstomanyavailablepoliciesbutshouldnotberelieduponasacomprehensive
listingofalloftheUniversity’case,additionalinformationaboutthe
existenceorapplicabilityofpoliciesmaybeobtainedfromtheWebsitesoftheschools
anddivisionsoftheUniversity;linkstotheWebsitesofalloftheschoolsandcertain
notethatallpoliciesremain
subjecttorevision.
TheUniversity’sannualoperatingbudgetofalmost$2billionisoverseenbythe
OfficeofFinance&e
owmentprovidesa
significantpercentageoftheUniversity’soperatingincome.