Disreputable Facts About Upper Crust Colleges
Harvard, Oxford, Cambridge, Yale, and the like are among the English-speaking world’s most ancient universities. Any institution that old is bound to have their share of scandal, intrigue, and just plain weirdness. However, these schools’ unique mix of history, privilege, and campus keggers provide stories that range from the historically quirky to the just plain socially disgraceful. Enjoy a full-ride to these 45 disreputable facts about history's upper crust colleges.
Upper Crust Colleges Facts
45. No Girls Allowed
Although the first woman, Lucinda Foote, passed the Yale entrance exams all the way back in 1793, women didn’t study at Yale—and then only in graduate programs—until almost exactly a century later.
Even worse, it was only in 1969 that Yale allowed female undergraduates to study in its hallowed, women-less halls.
44. Beyond the Ugly Truth
In 2016, Harvard Law School changed its Veritas crest. This move was a response to criticism that the former crest romanticized slavery; the original insignia, adopted from the House of Royall, depicted three black figures (perceived as slaves) carrying three bundles of wheat upon their backs.
43. Imperial Origin Story
One of Harvard’s benefactors, John Harvard, was educated at Cambridge University in London.
