Friday, February 9, 2007

Harvard set to name first female president

BOSTON, Massachusetts (AP) -- In its 371-year history, Harvard University has been led by puritans and patriots, by clergymen and congressmen.

But so far, the country's oldest and wealthiest university has never been led by a woman.

That seems likely to change, in what would be a landmark for women in academia. Harvard's board of overseers will meet Sunday to formally choose the university's 28th president.

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