芝加哥大學成立於1890年，是美國最著名的私立大學之壹，目前在QS大學排名位列美國第五。芝加哥大學的基本概況是怎樣的呢?下面和來看看吧。
壹、關於芝加哥大學
One of the world’s great intellectual destinations, the University of Chicago empowers scholars and students to ask tough questions, cross disciplinary boundaries, and challenge conventional thinking to enrich human life around the globe.
Since 1890, the University of Chicago’s singular focus on inquiry has made it a model for modern institutions of higher education and research.
Motto: Crescat scientia; vita excolatur (Let knowledge grow from more to more; and so be human life enriched.)
Founded: 1890
Founder: John D. Rockefeller
President: Robert J. Zimmer
Students: 5,971 undergraduate students. 9,394 graduate, professional, and other students
Faculty: 2,350 full-time faculty
Alumni: 169,000 alumni worldwide
Academics: 56 majors and 40 minors in the undergraduate College. 5 divisions and 6 professional schools for graduate study.
Research: 89 Nobel Prize winners, including 5 current faculty
芝加哥大學是世界上最了不起的知識目的地之壹，學者和學生們在這裏可以探索艱難的問題，穿越學科的邊界，挑戰傳統的思想，豐富人類生活。
自從1890年建校以來，芝加哥大學在知識探索方面的非凡努力已經使它成為現代高等教育和研究的壹個典範。
校訓：益智厚生。
創辦時間：1890年。
創始人：約翰·戴維森·洛克菲勒。
現任校長：Robert J. Zimmer。
學生人數：本科生1971。研究生、職業學位學生和其他類型學生9394。
全職教員：2350。
世界各地的校友：169,000 。
學術：本科***有56個專業和40個副修科目。研究生階段有5個部門和6個職業研究生院。
研究：諾貝爾獎得主89位，包括5位在職教員。
二、芝加哥大學歷史沿革
On July 9, 1890, the University’s founders defined what they believed would build an enduring legacy: a commitment to rigorous academics for people of all backgrounds, including “opportunities for all departments of higher education to persons of both sexes on equal terms.”
An initial pledge of $600,000 (more than $25 million in today’s currency) from John D. Rockefeller, along with contributions from the American Baptist Education Society and land from Marshall Field, helped to found the University of Chicago.
William Rainey Harper, the University’s first president, envisioned a university that was “‘bran splinter new,’ yet as solid as the ancient hills”—a modern research university that would combine an English-style undergraduate college and a German-style graduate research institute. The University’s first buildings were modeled after the English Gothic architectural style used at Oxford, complete with towers, spires, cloisters, and grotesques. The campus landscape was shaped by legendary landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted’s designs for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition, which was just a short walk from where the University held its first classes.
Harper recruited the highest quality faculty possible, including several college presidents, who were drawn to the University of Chicago by the idea of a community of great scholars. In his address marking the University’s 1902 decennial, Harper reminded his audience of the University’s most important tradition: “Complete freedom of speech on all subjects,” he declared, “has from the beginning been regarded as fundamental in the University of Chicago. This principle can neither now nor at any future time be called in question.”
By 1910, the University had developed a variety of traditions, including a coat of arms bearing a phoenix emerging from the flames and a Latin motto, Crescat scientia; vita excolatur (“Let knowledge grow from more to more; and so be human life enriched”). In 1894, maroon had become the University’s official color and “the Maroons” its nickname.
In 1907, the University of Chicago’s first Nobel laureate, Albert A. Michelson—the first of many Nobel laureates from the University, as well as the first American to win a Nobel Prize in any of the sciences—was recognized for his breakthrough advancements in measuring the speed of light. Since then, University faculty, scholars, students, and alumni have been recognized with the highest international honors in their fields.
1890年7月9日，芝加哥大學的創始者們對建立壹座永久的遺產(大學)進行了鑒定，承諾致力於為所有背景的人們提供嚴謹的學術教育，包括為男女學生提供平等的進入所有高等教育部門學習的機會。
約翰·戴維森·洛克菲勒最初承諾的60萬美元(約合今天的2500萬美元以上)加上來自美國浸信教育協會的資助和馬歇爾·菲爾德提供的土地，讓芝加哥大學得以誕生。
威廉·瑞尼·哈珀，芝加哥大學的創始人兼首任校長對大學進行了設想，即建立壹所綜合英式本科學院和德國式研究生研究機構的現代的研究型大學。芝加哥大學的第壹批建築模仿了劍橋的英式哥特式建築，帶塔頂、塔尖和回廊，風格奇異。校園風景則由傳奇園林建築師弗雷德裏克· 勞·奧姆斯特德設計。由他設計了1893年的世界哥倫布博覽會。該博覽會的選址距離芝加哥大學首次開課的地方非常近。
哈珀聘用了當時壹些最優秀的教師，包括好幾位大學校長。吸引他們前來的是芝加哥大學建立精英學者社區的理念。在1902年建校十周年的演講上，·哈珀讓聽眾記住了芝加哥大學最重要的傳統。哈珀說道：“在各個學科上的完全的言論自由從壹開始就被視為芝加哥大學的基本原則。這個原則無論是在今天還是在未來的任何時候都不容置疑。”
到1910年，芝加哥大學已經發展出了各種傳統，其中包括刻有鳳凰浴火重生的盾形紋章和拉丁格言“益智厚生”。1894年，栗色成了芝加哥大學的官方顏色，“栗色”(孤島)也是其昵稱。
1907年，芝加哥大學誕生了首位諾貝爾獎獲得者阿爾伯特·邁克爾遜(也是首位在科學領域獲得諾貝爾獎的美國人)。阿爾伯特·邁克爾遜因其在光速測量方面的突破性成就獲獎。從那以後，芝加哥大學的教員、學者、學生和校友均在各自領域獲得了最高國際榮譽。
三、芝加哥大學教研情況
About faculty
The University of Chicago teaches not what to think, but how. In an atmosphere of free and open inquiry, students and professors debate, collaborate, and investigate, challenging assumptions—and one another—with field-advancing insights backed by rigorous study. This unique UChicago education transforms individuals, preparing and empowering them to make a positive impact on the world.
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
As part of the University of Chicago, we share this world-renowned university’s core values, which shape our distinctive intellectual culture. At Chicago Booth, we constantly question, test ideas, and seek proof. This extraordinarily effective approach to business leads to new ideas and innovative solutions. In fact, seven of our faculty members have won Nobel Prizes for these ideas.
Divinity School
The University of Chicago Divinity School is a tough-minded, sprawling, rigorous and dynamic conversation about what religion is and why understanding it is so vitally important. At the Divinity School, we believe serious inquiry into the subject of religion requires a university context where all ideas are subject to uncompromising standards of argument and evidence.
Located in the heart of campus, the Div School is the graduate professional school for the academic study of religion at the University of Chicago. The dominant ethos of the school – toward the cultivation of new knowledge through research – imbues both the PhD and masters programs (MA, MDiv, AMRS), which are taught by the same faculty. The Divinity School and University represent an unparalleled depth of expertise in all five major world religions (Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity and Hinduism), throughout their historical periods, and other religious movements, past and present.
Our faculty and students engage in advanced research in pursuit of new knowledge about the human phenomenon of religion, as viewed from the broadest possible range of perspectives. We train students for all kinds of roles which require thinking and speaking about religion – in general and specific religious communities, in traditions, texts, rituals, and other realities – in a manner that is deeply informed, rigorously critical, and honestly engaged.
About research
With a commitment to free and open inquiry, our scholars take an interdisciplinary approach to research that spans arts to engineering, medicine to education. Their work transforms the way we understand the world, advancing fields of study, and often creating new ones. Generating new knowledge for the benefit of present and future generations, UChicago research has had an impact around the globe, leading to such breakthroughs as discovering the link between cancer and genetics, establishing revolutionary theories of economics, and developing tools to produce reliably excellent urban schooling.
1.教學方面
芝加哥大學教授的不是思考什麽，而是如何思考。在自由和開放的探尋的氛圍中，學生和老師壹起討論、同事、調查，質疑某些假定。他們學風嚴謹，有學科領域的前沿見解做支撐。這種芝加哥大學獨有的教育可以極大地改變壹個人，為他們做好準備並強化，進而對世界產生積極的影響。
商學院
作為芝加哥大學的壹部分，我們分享著這所世界著名大學的核心價值，正是這些價值塑造了我們獨特的智力文化。在芝加哥大學布斯商學院，我們持續提出疑問，檢驗思想，尋找證據。這樣的方法極為有效，並引發了新的思想和創新性的解決辦法。事實上，在這些思想的影響下，我們有七位教員獲得了諾貝爾獎。
神學院
芝加哥大學神學院是壹個實際的、龐大的、嚴謹而富有活力的交流場所。在這裏，我們思考什麽是宗教，為什麽對宗教的了解如此重要。在神學院，我們相信嚴肅的宗教主題探討需要在大學語境中進行。在這樣的語境中，所有的思想又要經過論證和證據這種不容妥協的標準檢驗。
神學院位於芝加哥校園中心地帶，屬於宗教研究領域的研究生職位學院。學院的主導思想是研究培養新知識。這種思想滲透在神學院的博士課程和碩士課程中。神學院和芝加哥大學代表了世界五大宗教(伊斯蘭教、猶太教、佛教、基督教和印度教)領域最頂尖的專業知識。在五大宗教的歷史時期、其他宗教運動、過去和現在，我們都有最頂尖的知識。
2.研究方面
芝加哥大學的學者們致力於自由而開放的探索，他們從事藝術、工程、醫學和教育等領域的跨學科研究。他們的工作改變了我們對世界的理解，推動了研究領域的發展，並且很多時候又創建了新的領域。芝加哥大學的研究為當代和未來人類福利創造新的知識，在全球都有影響。芝加哥大學的研究引發了各種突破，比如發現了癌癥和基因之間的聯系、建立了經濟學領域的革命性理論、開發出了可靠優秀的城市學校教育所需的工具。
四、校園設施
Located in the historic Hyde Park neighborhood, just 15 minutes south of the center of Chicago, the University of Chicago is uniquely positioned to contribute to, and to draw from, the strength and diversity of this world-class metropolis as well as the world at large.
UChicago’s campus
We invite you to stroll among the tall, old trees in the botanic garden that is our 217-acre campus. Look up to see the playful grotesques and gargoyles that grace our buildings; step inside to walk along the paths of Nobel laureates, dedicated teachers, researchers, and tomorrow’s leaders.
Student Care Center
The Student Care Center, part of the University of Chicago Medical Center, is available by appointment for any student who wants to meet with a health professional. Physicians, nurses, a dietitian, and specialists in sports medicine, travel health, reproductive health, physical therapy, movement and ergonomics, and health education are available. The mandatory health and wellness fee covers all Student Care Center visits. Students who have after-hours emergencies are welcome to call the physician on call.
Residence Halls
Seven unique Residence Halls offer students a variety of living options. Each Hall takes on a unique culture while maintaining a sense of community. Do you want to be near the classroom buildings, the library, or the gym? Would you prefer a single or a double? Do you feel at home tucked away in a neo-Gothic quadrangle or gazing out a wide modern window?Explore UChicago’s Residence Halls.
芝加哥大學坐落在歷史悠久的海德公園附近，位於芝加哥南部，距離芝加哥市中心只有十五分鐘路程。芝加哥大學獨特的地理位置為芝加哥這座世界級大都市增添了優勢和多樣性，同時，吸引了來自芝加哥和世界各地的學生。
芝加哥大學校園
芝加哥大學校園占地217英畝，類似壹個植物園。我們邀請妳來這裏漫步，這裏有高大、古老的樹木。妳可以擡頭看看那些為我們的樓房增添光彩的奇形怪狀而逗趣的東西，可以走進裏面，走壹走諾貝爾獎獲得者、專業教師、研究員和未來領導人走過的路。
學生護理中心
學生護理中心是芝加哥大學醫療中心的壹部分，任何學生都可以預約，同保健專業人士見面。這裏有醫生、護士、飲食學家、以及運動醫學、旅遊健康、生殖健康、物理療法、運動工效學和衛生教育方面的專家。強制性健康和福利費用涵蓋所有學生護理中心訪問。在工作時間之後遇到緊急情況的學生也可以打電話找我們的醫生。
宿舍樓
芝加哥大學有七棟獨特的宿舍樓，為學生提供各種住宿選擇。每棟宿舍樓都有獨特的文化，同時保留有壹種社區感。妳是否想要住得離教學樓、圖書館或體育館近壹點呢?想住單人間還是雙人間?在比較僻靜的新哥特式四方院裏妳會不會感到自在，或者是否喜歡打開大型的現代化玻璃窗眺望遠處呢?那麽妳可以多了解芝加哥大學的學生宿舍。
五、著名校友
Nobel Laureates
An extraordinary number of Nobel Prizes and the Prize in Economic Sciences have been awarded to University of Chicago faculty members, students, or researchers at some point in their careers. Some of the Nobel winners whose work is closely associated with the University are Milton Friedman (Economic Sciences, 1976), Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (Physics, 1983), Saul Bellow (Literature, 1976), Charles Huggins (Physiology or Medicine, 1966), and Willard Libby (Chemistry, 1960). In addition, Alexei Abrikosov of Argonne National Laboratory (which has been operated by the University of Chicago for the U.S. Department of Energy since the laboratory was established in 1946) shared the 2003 Nobel Prize in Physics “for pioneering contributions to the theory of superconductors and superfluids.” The University of Chicago’s first Nobel Laureate was Albert A. Michelson. The first American to win the Nobel Prize in any of the sciences, Michelson was recognized in 1907 for his measurements of the speed of light. Robert A. Millikan (Physics, 1923) did both of his prize-winning experiments on campus in the Ryerson Laboratory.
諾貝爾獎得主
芝加哥大學的教員、學生或研究員有不少獲得了諾貝爾獎，特別是在經濟學領域。有些諾貝爾獎得主的工作與芝加哥大學密切相關。這其中就有米爾頓·佛裏德曼(1976年諾貝爾經濟學獎得主)、蘇布拉馬尼揚·錢德拉塞卡(1983年諾貝爾物理學獎得主)、查理斯哈金斯(1996年諾貝爾生理學或醫學獎得主)和威拉得·利比(1966年諾貝爾化學獎得主)。除此以外， 阿貢國家實驗室(1946年之後由芝加哥大學代美國能源部運行)的阿萊克西·阿布裏科索夫因其在超導體和超流體理論領域的開創性貢獻獲得聯合獲得2003年諾貝爾物理學獎。芝加哥大學的第壹位諾貝爾獎得主是阿爾伯特·邁克爾。阿爾伯特·邁克爾也是第壹位在任意科學領域獲得諾貝爾獎的美國人，因其在光速測量方面的發現獲得1907年諾貝爾獎。1923年諾貝爾物理學獎得主羅伯特A.米利根的兩個獲獎實驗都是在芝加哥大學校園的賴爾森實驗室完成。
Chemistry
Ada E. Yonath, 2009
Irwin Rose*, 2004
Richard E. Smalley, 1996
Paul Crutzen, 1995
F. Sherwood Rowland*, 1995
Yuan T. Lee, 1986
Henry Taube, 1983
Herbert C. Brown*, 1979
Ilya Prigogine, 1977
William H. Stein, 1972
Gerhard Herzberg, 1971
Robert S. Mulliken*, 1966
Karl Ziegler, 1963
Willard Frank Libby, 1960
Glenn Theodore Seaborg, 1951
Harold Clayton Urey, 1934
諾貝爾化學獎得主
2009：阿達·約納特。
2004：歐文·羅斯。
1996：理查德E.斯莫利。
1995：保羅·克魯岑。同年，舍伍德-羅蘭。
1986：李遠哲。
1983：亨利·陶布。
1979：赫爾波特C.布朗。
1977：伊利亞·普裏高津。
1972：威廉H.施泰因。
1971：格哈德·赫茨貝格。
1966：羅伯特S.馬利肯。
1963：卡爾·齊格勒。
1960：威拉得·弗蘭克·利比。
1951：格倫·西奧多·西博格。
1934： 哈羅德·克萊頓·尤裏。
Economic Sciences
Lars Peter Hansen?, 2013
Eugene F. Fama*?, 2013
Thomas J. Sargent, 2011
Leonid Hurwicz, 2007
Roger B. Myerson?, 2007
Edward C. Prescott, 2004
Daniel L. McFadden, 2000
James J. Heckman?, 2000
Robert A. Mundell, 1999
Myron S. Scholes*, 1997
Robert E. Lucas Jr.*?, 1995
Robert W. Fogel, 1993
Gary S. Becker*, 1992
Ronald H. Coase, 1991
Harry M. Markowitz*, 1990
Merton H. Miller, 1990
Trygve Haavelmo, 1989
James M. Buchanan Jr.*, 1986
Gerard Debreu, 1983
George J. Stigler*, 1982
Lawrence R. Klein, 1980
Theodore W. Schultz, 1979
Herbert A. Simon*, 1978
Milton Friedman*, 1976
Tjalling C. Koopmans, 1975
Friedrich August von Hayek, 1974
Kenneth J. Arrow, 1972
Paul A. Samuelson*, 1970
諾貝爾經濟學獎得主
2013：拉爾斯·彼得·漢森。同年，尤金·法瑪。
2011：托馬斯·薩金特。
2007：裏奧尼德·赫維克茲。同年，羅傑·邁爾森。
2004：愛德華·普雷斯科特。
2000：丹尼爾-L-麥克法登。同年，詹姆斯·赫克曼。
1999：羅伯特A 孟德爾。
1997：邁倫·斯科爾斯。
1995：羅伯特·盧卡斯。
1993：羅伯特·福格爾_。
1992：加裏·貝克爾。
1991：羅納德H.科斯
1990：馬克維茨。同年，默頓·米勒。
1989：特裏夫·哈維默、
1986：詹姆斯布坎南。
1983：羅拉爾·德布魯。
1982：喬治.J.斯蒂格勒
1980：勞倫斯·R·克萊因。
1979：西奧多·W.舒爾茨。
1978：赫伯特·西蒙。
1976：米爾頓·佛裏德曼。
1975：佳林·庫普曼斯。
1974：弗裏德裏希·哈耶克。
1972：肯尼斯·約瑟夫·阿羅。
1970：保羅?薩繆爾森。