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'''Harvard University''' is | '''Harvard University''' is located in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]]. It is the oldest and perhaps most prestitious institution of [[higher education]] in the United States and is widely considered to be one of the finest in the world. Harvard College, which is the undergraduate branch of the University, was founded in 1636 and was named after [[John Harvard]], a cleric and philanthropist. The current president of Harvard is [[Drew Gilpin Faust]], an [[history|historian]]. | ||
Harvard produced seven [[U.S. Presidents|presidents of the United States]]. They are [[John Adams]], [[John Quincy Adams]], [[Theodore Roosevelt]], [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]], [[Rutherford B. Hayes]], [[John F. Kennedy]] and [[George W. Bush]], the current president who graduated from Harvard Business School. | Harvard produced seven [[U.S. Presidents|presidents of the United States]]. They are [[John Adams]], [[John Quincy Adams]], [[Theodore Roosevelt]], [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]], [[Rutherford B. Hayes]], [[John F. Kennedy]] and [[George W. Bush]], the current president who graduated from Harvard Business School. | ||
Revision as of 10:43, 1 July 2007
Harvard University is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It is the oldest and perhaps most prestitious institution of higher education in the United States and is widely considered to be one of the finest in the world. Harvard College, which is the undergraduate branch of the University, was founded in 1636 and was named after John Harvard, a cleric and philanthropist. The current president of Harvard is Drew Gilpin Faust, an historian.
Harvard produced seven presidents of the United States. They are John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Rutherford B. Hayes, John F. Kennedy and George W. Bush, the current president who graduated from Harvard Business School.