Harvard University
Human Resources Address:
1350 Massachusetts Avenue, 6th floor
Cambridge, MA 02138
Employees: 14.000
President: Drew Faust
Website: http://www.harvard.edu
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Harvard University is the oldest institution
of higher learning in the United States and one of the most prestigious
schools in the nation. Harvard is a member of the Ivy League
and well-known for its graduate business, law and medical schools.
Founded 16 years after the arrival of the
Pilgrims at Plymouth, the University has more than 19,000 full-
and part-time students, including undergraduates and graduates
in 10 principal academic units. Harvard is one of the most difficult
schools to get into with an acceptance rate of 9%.
Harvard employs 2,497 non-medical faculty
and about 10,674 medical school faculty. The school has 43 current
and former faculty who are Nobel Prize winners.
Seven presidents of the United States
John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Theodore and Franklin Delano Roosevelt,
Rutherford B. Hayes, John Fitzgerald Kennedy and George W. Bush
were graduates of Harvard.
Tuition for Harvard in the 2007-08 school
year is $31,456. Additional fees, room and board make the total
cost to attend $45,620.
Harvard reports both income and operating
expenses of approximately $3 billion per year.
Known for its successful and wealthy alumni,
Harvard has the largest financial endowment of any university
with $34.7 billion as of 2007.
History
Harvard College was established in 1636
by vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay
Colony and was named for its first benefactor, John Harvard of
Charlestown, a young minister who, upon his death in 1638, left
his library and half his estate to the new institution. Harvard's
first scholarship fund was created in 1643 with a gift from Ann
Radcliffe, Lady Mowlson.
Benefits and Perks
Harvard offers excellent benefits to employees
including:
- Medical and dental insurance
- 12 sick days per year
- 15-20 paid vacation days per year
- 11.5 holidays per year and 3 personal days
- Public transportation discount
More details about benefits for employees
can be found at this link.
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