Named in honor of the University of Cambridge in England, Cambridge, MA is famous for its rich academic wealth. Back in 1630, Newtowne, as Cambridge was known until 1638, was founded by Puritans who came from England to build a community. Soon, Newtowne had its first school: Harvard College. The first college in America, what is now known as Harvard University, was founded in 1636 to train young men for the ministry and for positions of leadership within the godly community.
Over time, education in Cambridge grew extensively. As more Cambridge colleges were established, intellectual men and women began to “brighten” up the “village.” Famous figures such as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, James Russell Lowell, Elizabeth Cabot Cary Agassiz (founder of Radcliffe), and William Dean Howells were all seen on the streets of the village.
A small population of African Americans had lived in Cambridge in the earliest days of the community and in the nineteenth century Cambridge’s integrated schools and enlightened educators attracted families and students from the greater Boston area.
Now, students from all over the world come to study at Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and other colleges in Cambridge. At least 129 of the world’s total 780 Nobel Prize winners have been, at some point in their careers, affiliated with universities in Cambridge.
For a look inside Harvard check out: Explore Harvard: The Yard and Beyond. Published by Harvard Univeristy – so terrific access to campus life – this photo book includes a collection of photographs of the campus and buildings inside and out.
Once an industrial city of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Cambridge has become one of the most knowledge-intensive regions of the world. Besides Harvard and MIT, there are seven well-established institutions enhancing the city of Cambridge, including Cambridge College, the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts, the Episcopal Divinity School, Hult International Business School, Lesley University, Longy School of Music, and the Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts. From Cambridge public schools to Cambridge community schools, the city is also home to many other educational institutions.
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