In light of President-elect Barack Obama's recent appointment of several Ivy League educated officials to his cabinet, Whittier President Sharon Herzberger was interviewed by The New Yorker's Lauren Collins on former Richard M. Nixon's '34 educational experience. "Originally, he wanted to get away from Whittier, go East to one of those highfalutin Ivy League schools. In the end, he appreciated the education he got." Read more.