Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Harvard originally called New College but renamed after John Harvard

"Harvard was founded in 1636 by vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, making it the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States"- Daniel Elomah.
This is factually incorrect. Boston University (BU) in d same state of Massachusetts was founded in 1630.
Let me caution that Wikipedia is not a reliable source of information. Its better we seek more scientific and correct sources.
Again given the way Harvard, Duke, Standford, George Mason, James Madison. George Washington, Yale universities etc, all arose, it is easy to understand and appreciate why they were so named. And nobody, even then, violated procedure for establishing and naming universities, and most of them are private universities.
On a different note, a friend posted the piece below to humour me ( I attended UNILAG as did Prof Tokunboh Sofoluwe (deceased VC of UNILAG), Prof. Tade Aina, Wale Babalakin & countless folks).

"CV
Name- Ademola Adedeji.
Place of Birth- Moshood Abiola Gen hospital Abk. Address- 132 Kudirat Abiola way,Oregun Lagos.
1992 - 97: MKO Pry Sch, Adatan, Abeokuta (Pry Sch Leaving Cert)
1998 - 2003: Salawu Abiola Sec Sch Osiele, Abeokuta (SSCE)
2004 -2006: Moshood Abiola Poly, Abeokuta (OND)
2006- 2007: MKO Abiola Stadium, Abeokuta, Field Officer (One year Industrial Training)
2008 - 2012: Moshood Abiola University, Lagos (BA)
Pls help me, is there any Abiola University abroad where I can do my Masters?"

Abu

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Subject: Re: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Harvard originally called New College but renamed after John Harvard

So Harvard college was renamed after three years of its establishment? What were the processes followed? Was it renamed by fiat by one person? Besides, the question of legality with respect to the act establishing UNILAG, i want to believe that this point of renaming HARVARD after only three years, buttresses the issues raised about tradition, brand name etc........I am convinced that were the Governor of Massachesets to wake up today to unilaterally rename the Harvard, even after Geaorge Washington, there would be an uproar!

From: elombah daniel <elsdaniel@yahoo.com>
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Subject: USA Africa Dialogue Series - Harvard originally called New College but renamed after John Harvard

Do you know that Harvard, a university in the United States, was New College but renamed after John Harvard?

"Harvard was founded in 1636 by vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, making it the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Initially called "New College" or "the college at New Towne", the institution was renamed Harvard College on March 13, 1639. It was named after John Harvard, a young English clergyman from Southwark, London, an alumnus of the University of Cambridge (after which Cambridge, Massachusetts is named), who bequeathed the College his library of four hundred books and £779 pounds sterling, which was half of his estate.[20] The charter creating the corporation of Harvard College came in 1650"  - Wikipedia

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