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1600s: Our Early Origins. 1600s. 1607: John Harvard, the College’s future namesake and first benefactor, was baptized at St. Saviour’s Church (now Southwark Cathedral), London. 1635: John Harvard received his M.A. from Cambridge University, England. 1636: First College in American colonies founded.
harvard.edu. Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and a member of the Ivy League. Harvard was started on September 8, 1636, and it is the oldest university in the United States. Harvard's current president is Lawrence Bacow.
The President and Fellows of Harvard College, also called the Harvard Corporation or just the Corporation, is the smaller and more powerful of Harvard University's two governing boards. It refers to itself as the oldest corporation in the Western Hemisphere. [1]
Harvard faculty are developing curricula for the intersection of environmentalism, equity, and civil rights. Some physicians are providing key evidence to support a youth-led legal movement for climate justice. A global array of high school students joined Harvard's Youth Summit on Climate, Equity, and Health.
