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Date 1769 - present
Areas Of Involvement liberal arts
Notable Alumni Norman Maclean • Robert Frost • Dr. Seuss • Louise Erdrich • Nelson Rockefeller • Mindy Kaling • Timothy Geithner • David Harbour • Rob Portman • Lou Gerstner • Kirsten Gillibrand • Henry Paulson • William Kamkwamba • Angus King • Budd Schulberg • Harold Rugg • I. Michael Heyman • Gregory Rabassa • Larry Woiwode • John Hoeven • James Nachtwey • John Henry Patterson • Caleb Mills • Grant Tinker • George Ticknor • Owen Chamberlain
Related People José Clemente Orozco • Jim Yong Kim • William Legge, 2nd earl of Dartmouth • Red Blaik • Eleazar Wheelock

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