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After the Second World War, American higher education was again made, as the GI Bill made it possible for many more Americans to attend college than ever before and as the government began to invest in basic research. Harvard recast itself under then-President James B. Conant '14 to become--as it had not been before--a meritocratic institution drawing on a national student base, and the centuries-old school showed itself to be the leader among America's new system of higher education...
...Neil L. Rudenstine, today's Harvard president, is to be believed, his tenure in office will be no less important than Eliot's or Conant's. Higher education, he contends, is again at a crossroads, and Harvard must once again radically rethink the way it operates in order to keep up with changes in academic pedagogy...
Less than 20 years later, President James B. Conant '14 began a term characterized by attempts to reduce religious influence on campus. After a speech in which Conant denounced religious parochial schools, Cambridge's Archbishop blasted the Harvard president's "fascist" views during his Easter morning sermon...
...devoutly religious President Nathan M. Pusey '28 replaced the staunchly anti-religious Conant in 1953. Pusey came to power with a clear vision for the religious future of the University. Throughout his term, he repeatedly and often unsuccessfully attempted to reintroduce religion to a secularized campus...
...example, James B. Conant '14, who was a Crimson editor, sought to make Harvard more open and meritocratic during his presidency and attempted to change the University from a playground for Boston Brahmins to a more serious academic institution...