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Last month, the @MuseumModernArt opened a new exhibit titled "Emerging Ecologies," open through January 20, 2024, which includes an item on loan from our Howard T. Fisher collection. Read more in this article written by HUA staff: https://t.co/SBhnQnQk3p @HarvardLibrary

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Claudine Gay, Harvard's 30th president, is the first person of color to hold this office. Our exhibit celebrating her, and her 29 predecessors, is on view now! https://t.co/r1TqNEgx5z #30presidentsin30days

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The insignia of the office are held by the Archives and only brought out for special occasions, like presidential installation ceremonies. Congratulations, President Claudine Gay!

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These items will be part of President Gay's inauguration ceremony:
- Charter: Secured from Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1650
- Seals: From 1843 & 1885
- Ceremonial keys: They open no doors at Harvard (or anywhere else)
- College Book 1: The oldest surviving record book

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In today's Gazette, coverage of our new exhibit, "A Moment of Possibility: The Harvard Presidency from Henry Dunster to Claudine Gay" and this afternoon's insignia viewing @harvardnews

Exhibitions explore history of Harvard presidency https://t.co/XWMdfBNVfB via @Harvard

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Today, we celebrate the inauguration of the 30th president of @Harvard, Claudine Gay! Visit us in Pusey Library to see our exhibit celebrating the presidency from Henry Dunster to Claudine Gay #30presidentsin30days https://t.co/r1TqNEgx5z

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Larry Bacow, Harvard's 29th president, launched the Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery initiative in November 2019. He committed $100 million to fund the committee's recommendations in 2022. Learn more here: https://t.co/S3ytzAfHL1 #30presidentsin30days

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The 28th president, Drew Faust (@drewfaust28) was the first female president of @Harvard. She oversaw a record-breaking $9 billion capital campaign and launched @edXOnline with @MIT #30presidentsin30days @HarvardLibrary

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Harvard's 27th president, Lawrence Summers (@LHSummers), is the only Harvard president to have their name printed on the U.S. dollar bill! He was the 71st Secretary of the Treasury, the highest govt office held by a Harvard president #30presidentsin30days @HarvardLibrary

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Neil Rudenstine, Harvard's 29th president, initiated greater coordination among Harvard schools and faculties & in 1999 est'd the @RadInstitute - one of the world’s leading centers for interdisciplinary research and exploration #30presidentsin30days @HarvardLibrary

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Derek Bok, Harvard's 25th president, transformed undergrad education thru the creation of the Core Curriculum & increasing female undergrad student enrollment. He est'd the Danforth Center to explore innovative teaching in 1975, now the @DerekBokCenter #30presidentsin30days

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In 1969, during 24th Harvard president Nathan Pusey's time in office, Martin Kilson became the first Black tenured faculty at the College. HUA has his archive! https://t.co/SmYT00gIrc #30presidentsin30days @HarvardLibrary

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Now open! Come visit Pusey Library to see our new exhibition "A Moment of Possibility: The Harvard Presidency from Henry Dunster to Claudine Gay." Free and open to the public. On view through Spring 2024. @HarvardLibrary

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During WWII, the 23rd president of Harvard, James Conant, permitted Radcliffe women to attend classes with Harvard men in 1943; 5 years later Helen Maud Cam became the first women professor tenured at Harvard #30presidentsin30days @HarvardLibrary

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Harvard's 22nd president, Abbott Lawrence Lowell, increased access to a Harvard education by establishing @HarvardExt in 1909 & transformed campus with construction including residential Houses, many named after his predecessors and now him! @LowellHouse #30presidentsin30days

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Charles William Eliot, the 21st president of Harvard, served for 40 years and created a PhD program when he established @HarvardGSAS #30presidentsin30days @HarvardLibrary

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Thomas Hill, the 20th president of @Harvard, is credited with opening scholarly lectures to the public in 1863, and the establishment of both @peabodymuseum and @dental_harvard #30presidentsin30days @HarvardLibrary

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#Didyouknow? Harvard's 19th president, Cornelius Conway Felton, conferred degrees on the first class of more than 100 graduates in 1860 @harvardcommence #30presidentsin30days @HarvardLibrary

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During James Walker's tenure, Harvard's 18th president, @Harvard hired its first black instructor - A. Molyneaux Hewlett - in 1859; he oversaw the College gym and phys ed program. A year prior, @MCZHarvard was founded. #30presidentsin30days https://t.co/8bmiOXaeI2 @HarvardLibrary

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Harvard's 17th president Jared Sparks did not reside in Wadsworth House like his predecessors but rather in his own home. Today the Jared Sparks House serves as the residence of the Pusey Minister in the @MemChurch #30presidentsin30days https://t.co/WzOkT9XKee @HarvardLibrary

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#Didyouknow that the 16th @Harvard president, Edward Everett, designed the municpal seal for @CambMA? The seal features Gore Hall which was the College Library until it was demolished in 1913 to make way for Widener @HarvardLibrary #30presidentsin30days