Worcester College, Oxford
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Worcester College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. The college was founded in 1714 by the benefaction of Sir Thomas Cookes, 2nd Baronet (1648–1701) of Norgrove, Worcestershire, whose coat of arms was adopted by the college. Its predecessor, Gloucester College, had been an institution of learning on the same site since the late 13th century until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1539. Founded as a men's college, Worcester has been coeducational since 1979. The provost is David Isaac, CBE who took office on 1 July 2021
East side of Main Quad
Front view of medieval cottages.
Gloucester Hall in 1675, housed largely in the surviving buildings of Gloucester College
Worcester College in the early 19th century. The projecting wings are the Hall (left) and the Chapel (right)
Elena Kagan
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Elena Kagan is an American lawyer who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. She was appointed in 2010 by President Barack Obama and is the fourth woman to serve on the Court.
Kagan in the Oval Office with President Bill Clinton in 1997 during her tenure as Deputy Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy
Kagan as Harvard Law School dean in 2008
Kagan's 2009 official portrait as Harvard Law School dean