Cornell University

by Charles Hunter

Overview

Cornell University (/k??r?n?l/ kor-NEL) is an American private Ivy League and federal land-grant doctoral university located in Ithaca, New York. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, the university was intended to teach and make contributions in all fields of knowledge -- from the classics to the sciences, and from the theoretical to the applied. These ideals, unconventional for the time, are captured in Cornell's motto, a popular 1865 Ezra Cornell quotation: "I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940156912155
Publisher:	Charles Hunter
Publication date:	07/14/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	48 KB

About the Author

Charles Hunter