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Most presidents of the United States received a college education, even most of the earliest.Of the first seven presidents, five were college graduates. College degrees have set the presidents apart from the general population, and presidents have held degrees even though it was quite rare and unnecessary for practicing most occupations, including law.
Harvard University: 1973 (MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government), 1976 (master's in Political Economics), 1976 (PhD in Political Economics and Government) Ernesto Zedillo Mexico: 1994–2000 Yale University: PhD Vicente Fox Mexico: 2000–2006 Harvard University: attended classes Felipe Calderón Mexico: 2006–2012 Harvard University
At Harvard's founding it was headed by a "schoolmaster", Nathaniel Eaton. In 1640, when Henry Dunster was brought in, he adopted the title of president. Since Harvard was founded for the training of Puritan clergy, and even though its mission was soon broadened, nearly all presidents through the end of the 18th century were in holy orders.
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.
President of the United States [1] John Quincy Adams (1767–1848) 1787 – College; 1790 – A.M. President of the United States [2] Arnulfo Arias (born 1901) 1925 – HMS President of Panama: George W. Bush (born 1946) 1973 – HBS: President of the United States [3] Felipe Calderón Hinojosa (born 1962) 2000 – HKS President of Mexico [4]
2. John Adams: Schoolmaster. b. 1735 – 1826. President: 1797 – 1801 . After graduating from Harvard in 1755 with a Bachelor of Arts degree, John Adams planned to practice law, but instead he ...
Harvard University President Claudine Gay has drawn national attention over her contentious comments on Capitol Hill a week ago about antisemitism on campus. Many donors, politicians and business ...
The early motto of Harvard was Veritas Christo et Ecclesiae, meaning "Truth for Christ and the Church".In the early classes, half the graduates became ministers, which diminished to 15% by the 1760s, and ten of Harvard's first twelve presidents were ministers.