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1、Ivy LeagueIvy LeagueTheIvy LeagueisacollegiateathleticconferencecomprisingsportsteamsfromeightprivateinstitutionsofhighereducationintheNortheasternUnitedStates.Theconferencenameisalsocommonlyusedtorefertothoseeightschoolsasagroup.2TheeightinstitutionsareBrownUniversity,ColumbiaUniversity,CornellUniv

2、ersity,DartmouthCollege,HarvardUniversity,theUniversityofPennsylvania,PrincetonUniversity,andYaleUniversity.ThetermIvy Leaguehasconnotationsofacademicexcellence,selectivityinadmissions,andsocialelitism.IvyLeagueschoolsaregenerallyviewedassomeofthemostprestigious,andarerankedamongthebestuniversitiesw

3、orldwide.AlleightuniversitiesplaceinthetopsixteenoftheU.S. News & World Report2015universityrankings,includingthetopfourschoolsandsixofthetopeleven.U.S.NewshasnamedamemberoftheIvyLeagueasthebestnationaluniversityineachofthepastfifteenyearsendingwiththe2015rankings:Princetoneighttimes,Harvardtwic

4、eandthetwoschoolstiedforfirstfivetimes.Origin of the nameOrigin of the nameStudentshavelongreveredtheiviedwallsofoldercolleges.Plantingtheivywasacustomaryclassdayceremonyatmanycollegesinthe1800s.In1893analumnustoldThe Harvard Crimson,In1850,classdaywasplacedupontheUniversityCalendar.thecustomofplant

5、ingtheivy,whiletheivyorationwasdelivered,aroseaboutthistime.AtPenn,graduatingseniorsstartedthecustomofplantingivyatauniversitybuildingeachspringin1873andthatpracticewasformallydesignatedasIvyDayin1874.IvyplantingceremoniesarereportedforYale,Simmons,BrynMawrandmanyothers.PrincetonsIvyClubwasfoundedin

6、1879ThefirstusageofIvyinreferencetoagroupofcollegesisfromsportswriterStanleyWoodward(18951965).AproportionofoureasternivycollegesaremeetinglittlefellowsanotherSaturdaybeforeplungingintothestrifeandtheturmoil.StanleyWoodward,New York Tribune,October14,1933,describingthefootballseason Acommonfolketymo

7、logyattributesthenametotheRomannumeralsforfour(IV),assertingthattherewassuchasportsleagueoriginallywithfourmembers.TheMorris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Originshelpedtoperpetuatethisbelief.ThesupposedIVLeaguewasformedoveracenturyagoandconsistedofHarvard,Yale,Princeton,anda4thschoolthatvariesdepend

8、ingonwhoistellingthestory.However,itisclearthatHarvard,Princeton,YaleandColumbiametonNovember23,1876attheso-calledMassasoitConventiontodecideonuniformrulesfortheemerginggameofAmericanfootball,whichrapidlyspread. IvyLeagueuniversitieshavesomeofthelargestuniversityfinancialendowmentsintheworld,whichal

9、lowstheuniversitiestoprovidemanyresourcesfortheiracademicprogramsandresearchendeavors.Asof2014,HarvardUniversityhasanendowmentof$36.4billion.Additionally,eachuniversityreceivesmillionsofdollarsinresearchgrantsandothersubsidiesfromfederalandstategovernment.MembersMembersInstitution:BrownUniversityLoc

10、ation:Providence,RhodeIslandAthletic nickname:Bears2014 Endowment:$3.2billionMotto:InGodWeHopeInstitution:ColumbiaUniversity Location:NewYorkAthletic nickname:Lions2014 Endowment:$9.2billionMotton:ThylightshallweseethelightInstitution:CornellUniversityLocation:Ithaca,NewYorkAthletic nickname:BigRed2

11、014 Endowment:$6.2billionMotto:Iwouldfoundaninstitutionwhereanypersoncanfindinstructioninanystudy.Institution:DartmouthCollege Location:Hanover,NewHampshireAthletic nickname:BigGreen2014 Endowment:$4.5billionMotto:ThevoiceofonecryinginthewildernessInstitution:UniversityofPennsylvaniaLocation:Philade

12、lphia,PennsylvaniaAthletic nickname:Quakers2014 Endowment:$9.6billionMotto:LawswithoutmoralsareuselessInstitution:YaleUniversityLocation:NewHaven,ConnecticutAthletic nickname:Bulldogs2014 Endowment:$23.9billionMotto:LightandtruthInstitution:HarvardUniversityLocation:Cambridge,MassachusettsAthletic n

13、ickname:Crimson2014 Endowment:$36.4billionMotto:TruthAcademicsTheIvyLeagueschoolsarehighlyselective,withacceptanceratessince2000rangingfrom6to16percentateachoftheuniversities.Admittedstudentscomefromaroundtheworld,a l t h o u g h s t u d e n t s f r o m N e wEnglandandtheNortheasternUnitedStatesmake

14、upasignificantproportionofstudents.Prestige MembersoftheLeaguehavebeenhighlyrankedbyvariousuniversityrankings. AcademicRankingofWorldUniversities(ARWU世界大學學術(shù)排名世界大學學術(shù)排名)Forbes(福布福布斯斯) UnitedStatesNewsandWorldReport美國新聞與世界報導（USNWR全美最全美最佳大學排行榜）佳大學排行榜）National academic rankingsUniversity(in alphabetical

15、order)ARWU(2014)Forbes(2014)USNWR(2014)Washington Monthly(2014)Brown431316113Columbia720451Cornell11311539Dartmouth78-104161154Harvard17210Penn1412841Princeton54127Yale96357AdmissionsAdmissions Admission statistics （2014）Applicants Applicants Admission ratesBrown30,4328.6%Columbia32,9526.9%Columbia4

16、3,04114.0%Dartmouth19,29611.5%Harvard34,2959.9%Penn35,8689.9%Princeton26,6417.3%Yale30,9326.3%U.S. presidents in the Ivy LeagueU.S. presidents in the Ivy League Oftheforty-threemenwhohaveservedasPresidentoftheUnitedStates,fourteenhavegraduatedfromanIvyLeagueuniversity.Ofthem,eighthavedegreesfromHarv

17、ard,fivefromYale,threefromColumbia,twofromPrinceton,andonefromPennsylvania.JohnAdamswasthefirstpresidenttograduatefromuniversity,graduatingfromHarvardUniversityin1755.ObamaObamaHarvard University , Harvard University , Columbia UniversityColumbia UniversityBill ClintonBill ClintonYale UniversityYale

18、 University Franklin D. RooseveltFranklin D. RooseveltHarvard UniversityHarvard University林徽因林徽因University of PennsylvaniaUniversity of Pennsylvania楊瀾楊瀾Columbia UniversityColumbia University胡適胡適Cornell UniversityCornell University梁思成梁思成University of PennsylvaniaUniversity of PennsylvaniaOther IviesOther Ivies ThetermIvyPlusissometimesusedtorefertotheAncientEightplusseveralotherschoolsforpurposesofalumniassociations,universityaffiliations,orendowmentcomparisons.InthebookUntangling the Ivy League,Zawelwrite