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In 1936, Harvard University founded the Harvard Graduate School of Public Administration, later renamed Harvard Kennedy School in honor of former U.S. President and 1940 Harvard College alumnus John F. Kennedy. The Kennedy School has an endowment of $1.7 billion as of 2021 and is routinely ranked at the top of the world's graduate schools in ...
After the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel, Gay faced criticism, including from former Harvard president Lawrence Summers, [5] [6] for failing to adequately condemn the attacks. In a December 2023 Congressional committee hearing , Gay and the presidents of MIT and the University of Pennsylvania were asked about institutional response ...
Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded October 28, 1636, and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Its influence, wealth, and rankings have made it one of the most ...
Harvard University announced Thursday that the 52-year-old dean of the school’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences will become its next president, first Black leader and the second woman ever to hold ...
For a list of Harvard's presidents, see President of Harvard University. Eight Presidents of the United States have graduated from Harvard University: John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Rutherford B. Hayes, John F. Kennedy, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama.
Gay's job appeared to be secure Dec. 12 after the Harvard Corporation, responding to growing calls for her ouster, released a statement saying its members "reaffirm our support for President Gay ...
The fellows of Harvard College announced that Alan M. Garber, the school’s provost and chief academic officer, would serve as interim president until a permanent successor is named. The fellows ...
Served as acting president after Webber's death. 14 John Thornton Kirkland: 1810–1828 17 years, 4 months and 19 days Suffered a stroke, was accused of financial mismanagement by the Harvard Corporation, and resigned – Henry Ware: 1828-1829 (acting) Served as acting president after the resignation of Kirkland : 15 Josiah Quincy III: 1829–1845