In what could be considered an act of treason, this institution gained crucial early support from Increase Mather, who lobbied this institution's named benefactor to found a citadel of orthodoxy to counteract the libertine element prevailing at his own university.
Men of a certain profession associated with this institution include Nathan Hale and James Angleton. A controversial episode at this institution was the trial of those accused of murdering Alex Rackley, which gathered protesters from around the United States, some of whom arrived armed. Statements that were interpreted as sympathetic to the defendants were given by this institution's president, Kingman Brewster, as well as its chaplain, who had gained a national audience for his opposition to the Vietnam War, William Sloane Coffin. In what could be considered an act of treason, this institution gained crucial early support from Increase Mather, who lobbied this institution's named benefactor to found a citadel of orthodoxy to counteract the libertine element prevailing at his own university. For 10 points, name this third-oldest American university and alma mater of Montgomery Burns, located in New Haven.
Men of a certain profession associated with this institution include Nathan Hale and James Angleton.
Yale University