Harvard's First Woman President Understands Her Significance As Role Model

Harvard's First Woman President Understands Her Significance As Role Model
(VOA News) Drew Gilpin Faust is prestigious university's 28th president Harvard University is arguably one of the most prestigious universities in the world. Founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1636, it is among the oldest in the United States.

In 2007, Harvard named historian and scholar Drew Gilpin Faust its 28th president. She is the first woman to hold that position.

“At a press conference right after the announcement of my appointment, I was asked something about what it was like to be the first woman president of Harvard,” Faust recalls. “My response, which I had not predetermined, was to

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