U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for September 23: First Graduation
WASHINGTON, Sept. 23, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:
FIRST GRADUATION
Profile America — Wednesday, September 23rd. The nation's oldest institution of higher learning conferred its first nine college degrees on this date in 1642 in the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Called the "New College," the school was founded by Puritans in 1636 and began teaching in 1638. The following year, it was renamed in honor of John Harvard, a young minister who bequeathed his library and half his estate to the institution. Harvard stood alone in the American colonies for a long time — until 1693, when a second institution opened: the college of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. Today, Harvard is one of more than 4,700 degree granting institutions in the U.S. Nationally, there are nearly 19.5 million enrolled undergraduate and advanced degree students. Profile America is in its 19th year as a public service of the U.S. Census Bureau.
Sources: Kane's Famous First Facts, 2925
Early Harvard: www.harvard.edu/history
First commencement: http://www.harvard.edu/historical-facts
Early universities: http://www.infoplease.com/askeds/oldest-us-universities-colleges.html
Total institutions: http://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=84
College enrollment/All races table: http://www.census.gov/hhes/school/data/cps/2013/tables.html
Profile America is produced by the Center for New Media and Promotions of the U.S. Census Bureau. These daily features are available as produced segments, ready to air, on the Internet at http://www.census.gov (look for "Multimedia Gallery" by the "Newsroom" button).
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SOURCE U.S. Census Bureau
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