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Date	1864 - present
Areas Of Involvement	Liberal arts
Notable Alumni	Kevin Hassett • David Baltimore • Nancy Grace Roman • John J. Hopfield • Robert D. Putnam • Jonathan Franzen • Robert B. Zoellick • Alice Paul • Chris Van Hollen • Elizabeth Martínez • Edward C. Prescott • Diane di Prima • A. Mitchell Palmer • Helen Magill White • Christina H. Paxson • Carol Gilligan • Gerard K. O’Neill
Related People	Maria Louise Sanford

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