A degree delivered | Harvard Gazette

A degree delivered | Harvard Gazette

Harvard honors Native American who completed course work in 1665


Harvard was founded in 1636. Its charter of 1650 cited Harvard’s mission to educate “English and Indian youth.” The Harvard Indian College, which Iacoomes attended, was founded in 1655. Iacoomes’ classmate and fellow Wampanoag, Cheeshahteaumuck, graduated from Harvard in 1665.

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