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1、TheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)麻省理工学院1TheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)isaprivateresearchuniversitylocatedinCambridge,Massachusetts.MIThasfiveschoolsandonecollege,containingatotalof32academicdepartments,withastrongemphasisonscientificandtec
2、hnologicalresearch.MITisoneoftwoprivateland-grantuniversitiesandisalsoasea-grantandspace-grantuniversity.2FoundedbyWilliamBartonRogersin1861inresponsetotheincreasingindustrializationoftheUnitedStates,theuniversityadoptedtheEuropeanuniversitymodelandemphasizedl
3、aboratoryinstructionfromanearlydate.MITresearcherswereinvolvedineffortstodevelopcomputers,radar,andinertialguidanceinconnectionwithdefenseresearchduringWorldWarIIandtheColdWar.Inthepast60years,MIT'seducationaldisciplineshaveexpandedbeyondthephysicalsciencesand
4、engineeringintofieldslikebiology,cognitivescience,economics,philosophy,linguistics,politicalscience,andmanagement.3MITenrolled4,232undergraduatesand6,152graduatestudentsfortheFall2009–2010term.Itemploysabout1,009facultymembers.Itsendowmentandannualresearchexpe
5、ndituresareamongthelargestofanyAmericanuniversity.4HistoryFoundationandearlyyears(1861–1915)Asearlyas1859,theMassachusettsStateLegislaturewasgivenaproposalforuseofnewlyopenedlandsinBackBayinBostonforamuseumandConservatoryofArtandScience.In1861,TheCommonwealtho
6、fMassachusettsapprovedacharterfortheincorporationofthe"MassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyandBostonSocietyofNaturalHistory"submittedbyWilliamBartonRogers.MIT'sBuilding10andGreatDomeoverlookingKillianCourtA1905mapofMIT'sBostoncampus.5Rogerssoughttoestablishanewf
7、ormofhighereducationtoaddressthechallengesposedbyrapidadvancesinscienceandtechnologyduringthemid-19thcenturywithwhichclassicinstitutionswereill-preparedtodeal.AplaqueofGeorgeEastman,founderofEastmanKodak,inBuilding6.Hisnoseisrubbedbystudentsforgoodluck.6Presid
8、ent SusanHockfieldSusanHockfieldhasservedasthe16thpresidentoftheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologysinceDecember2004.MITPresidentSusanHockfieldmeetswithMITstudents.SusanHockfieldati
