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Claudine Gay
Claudine Gay is a political scientist and university administrator. On July 1, 2023, Claudine will become the second woman and first African-American to serve as President of Harvard University. She ...
Rev. Urian Oakes (c.1631 - 1681)
Urian Oakes (1631 – July 25, 1681) was an English-born American minister and educator. Early life The son of Edward and Jane Oakes, he was born in England in 1631 or 1632, and went, when a c...
Benjamin Wadsworth, Harvard President (c.1669 - c.1736)
Benjamin Wadsworth (February 28, 1670 – March 16, 1737) was an American Congregational clergyman and educator. He was trained at Harvard College (B.A., 1690; M.A., 1693). He served as minister of the...
Lawrence Bacow
Lawrence Seldon Bacow (born August 24, 1951) is an American lawyer, economist, author, and the 29th President of Harvard University; he assumed office on July 1, 2018, succeeding Drew Gilpin Faust. Bac...
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Drew Gilpin Faust
Drew Gilpin Faust (born September 18, 1947) is an American historian, college administrator, and the president of Harvard University. Faust is the first woman to serve as Harvard's president and the un...