Lawrence 历史

Lawrence University and the City of 阿普尔顿 were founded together 175 years ago on the banks of the Fox River.   

In 1847, Boston merchant Amos A. Lawrence pledged $10,000 to endow a school in the 威斯康辛州 Territory. 1月15日, 1847, the territory granted a charter to Lawrence Institute, a name that was changed to Lawrence University when classes first began on November 12, 1849. 

Notably, Lawrence was one of the first co-educational colleges in the country. From the time that preparatory classes began in 1849, both men and women were enrolled.  

Lawrence today is what it has been for much of its history—an undergraduate college of the liberal arts and sciences with a kok娱乐 of 音乐. It honors the vision of its founders and builds on the heritage of more than a century and a half of excellence in undergraduate education.