英语国家概况 Chapter12 Education, Media and Holidays.ppt

3 major academic components: Yale College (the undergraduate program) the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences ten professional schools A wide array of research organizations, libraries, museums, administrative and support offices The Skull Bones—secret student society composed of up and coming political elites famous “bonesmen”: George W. Bush, John Kerry, William F. Buckley Jr. etc. Yale University MIT MIT—Massachusetts Institute of Technology Established in 1861 in Boston, moved to Cambridge in 1916 Institute of developing advanced administrative talents and scientific and technological talents MIT One of the teaching and research centers of science and technology Composed of 5 schools School of Architecture and Planning School of Engineering School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Alfred P. Sloan School of Management School of Science Academic Achievements 63 current or former members of the MIT community have won the Nobel Prize, including 25 professors, 26 alumni, 14 researchers and one staff physician. 27 of the Nobel Prizes are in physics, 12 in chemistry, 13 in economics, 9 in medicine/physiology, and 2 in peace. MIT Paul Samuelson professor of economics at MIT, sole recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences in 1970 Chartered in 1746, known as the College of New Jersey The fourth institution of higher education in the US Three of the physics professors won the Nobel Prize Famous graduates President W. Wilson (1879) James Madison (1771) and over 80 Senators Princeton University 2.4 Multicultural Education Schools teach the experiences and values of many ethnic cultures successful ethnic individuals incorporated in current textbooks equality past racism bluntly acknowledged Cultural pluralism—organizing principle of education Elementary schools include traditional customs other harvest holidays around the world Secondary schools include literature from around the world, o