第5章 Columbia University: In thy light we shall see lig
哥伦比亚大学：借汝之光，得见光明
英文导读
Back to its origin
Columbia University was founded in 1754 as King"s College by Royal Charter of King George II of England， and was renamed Columbia College in 1784. In 1896， the trustees officially authorized the use of yet another new name， Columbia University， and today the institution is officially known as "Columbia University in the City of New York." It is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York and the fifth oldest in the United States.Columbia includes three undergraduate schools(Columbia College， the School of General Studies and the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Sciences)， 13 graduate and professional schools， and a school of continuing education.Columbia is the home to the Pulitzer Prize， and has first-rate journalism program.It"s also the birthplace of FM radio. Columbia University is known for being pioneers in the pursuit of new academic disciplines and producing world-renowned innovators.
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Philosophy： Columbia University is most known for its social science， engineering and history programs.The school"s philosophy is to provide the best general education program possible for its undergraduates. The school teaches students to reason， analyze， generate their own ideas and clearly express them. It also offers an undergraduate engineering program.
Language requirements： Columbia University expects international students whose native language is not English to submit scores from either the TOEFL or IELTS， even graduate school hopefuls who"ve completed their undergraduate education in a country whose official language is not English. The university doesn"t require an IELTS score from applicants for graduate study who"ve earned their undergraduate degree in an English-speaking country. Columbia"s graduate school requires a minimum IELTS score of 7.5.
生词助读
trustee [trsti：] n. 托管人；委托人
authorize [：θraiz] vt. 授权；批准；委托
Pulitzer Prize 普利策奖
world-renowned [w：ldrinnaund] adj. 名满天下；世界著名的
innovator [inuveit(r)] n. 改革者；创新
中文概述
哥伦比亚大学位于美国纽约市曼哈顿，于1754年根据英国国王乔治二世颁布的《国王宪章》而成立，独立战争期间一度关闭，1784年改名为哥伦比亚学院，1896年改用现名。该校属于私立的常春藤盟校，由三个本科生院和十三个研究生院构成。学校的医学、法学、商学和新闻学院都名列前茅，其新闻学院颁发的普利策奖是美国新闻界的最高荣誉。
哥大在课程设置上特别设立了国际化、全品质、道德和人力资源管理四大主题，所以有"21世纪课程"的美誉。它的研究生学院更是以卓越的学术成就而闻名。其教育研究生院是世界上最大的教育学、应用心理学和心理健康学方面的综合研究生院。新生申请入学需提交证明其英文水平的考试成绩单、自我介绍信、老师推荐函、财政状况证明等。
所有国际生都享受与美国学生同等的待遇。只要学生的家庭经济状况达到申请助学金的要求，学校就会根据评估情况为其发放助学金。此外，优秀硕士生也可获经济资助或贷款；所有攻读博士生的学生都获经济资助，除免学杂费和医药保险费外，生活补助金每年约1.4万美元。需要注意的是哥伦比亚大学并不是所有的院系都设助学金和奖学金项目。
哥伦比亚大学的校友和教授中一共有97人获得过诺贝尔奖，于世界各大学中排名第一，包括奥巴马总统在内的四位美国总统是该校的毕业生。股神沃伦·巴菲特、NBA总裁大卫·斯特恩也都毕业于该校。闻一多，徐志摩，李政道等著名学者都在这里留下了青春的脚步。
梦想成功录
If you don"t learn to think when you are young， you may never learn.
如果你年轻时没有学会思考，那就永远学不会思考。
The more we do， the more we can do； the more busy we are， the more leisure we have.
事越做越能，人越忙越有空。