美国大学校训特征分析及启示

The Characteristics of World-Class University Mottos in America and the Implications

大学校训是大学办学理念的凝炼和大学精神的象征，它对于大学的发展来说意义重大。美国很多大学都有上百年甚至几百年的发展史，各大学的校训也屹立百年而经久不衰。综合来看，美国大学校训呈现出宗教色彩浓厚、形式自由、稳定性强等特征，这与美国独特的社会文化传统有密切的关系。

A university motto indicates the ideas and spirits of a university. There are a lot of world-class universities with long histories of one hundred or a few hundred years and the university mottos also last long in America. The world-class university mottos have characteristics of religious influence， free style and strong stability and so on. All of these are closely connected with special culture of America.