Question: Which is a public university, University of California or Amherst College?

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African Studies Review: The African Studies Review is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering African studies.  The journal also publishes book reviews.  The journal was established in 1958 as the African Studies Bulletin, obtaining its current name in 1970.  The editors-in-chief are Ralph Faulkingham (University of Massachusetts Amherst), Elliot Fratkin (Smith College), Mitzi Goheen (Amherst College), and Sean Redding (Amherst College).

Amherst College: Amherst College ( ) is a private liberal arts college located in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States.  Founded in 1821 as an attempt to relocate Williams College by its president, Zephaniah Swift Moore, Amherst is the third oldest institution of higher education in Massachusetts.  The institution was named after the town, which in turn had been named after Lord Jeffery Amherst.  Amherst was established as a men's college and became coeducational in 1975.

The Massachusetts Review: The Massachusetts Review is a literary quarterly founded in 1959 by a group of professors from Amherst College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst.  It receives financial support from Five Colleges, Inc., a consortium which includes Amherst College and four other educational institutions in a short geographical radius.

William S. Clark: William Smith Clark (July 31, 1826 – March 9, 1886) was an American professor of chemistry, botany and zoology, a colonel during the American Civil War, and a leader in agricultural education.  Raised and schooled in Easthampton, Massachusetts, Clark spent most of his adult life in Amherst, Massachusetts.  He graduated from Amherst College in 1848 and obtained a doctorate in chemistry from Georgia Augusta University in Göttingen in 1852.  He then served as professor of chemistry at Amherst College from 1852 to 1867.  During the Civil War, he was granted leave from Amherst to serve with the 21st Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, eventually achieving the rank of colonel and the command of that unit.

Amherst Lord Jeffs football: The Amherst Lord Jeffs represent Amherst College of Amherst, Massachusetts in the sport of college football.  The football team is coached by E. J. Mills.  Amherst is one of the "Little Three," along with Williams College and Wesleyan University.

Walter Francis Willcox: Walter Francis Willcox (March 22, 1861 – October 30, 1964) was an American statistician.  He was born in Reading, Massachusetts, to William Henry Willcox and Anne Holmes Goodenow.  He was graduated from Phillips Academy, Andover, in 1880, from Amherst College in 1884 with an A.B., and in 1888 received an A.M. degree from Amherst College.  He received an LL.B degree (1887) and a Ph.D. (1891) from Columbia University.  In 1906 he received an honorary LL.D.  degree from Amherst College.

University of Massachusetts Amherst: The University of Massachusetts Amherst (abbreviated UMass Amherst and colloquially referred to as UMass or Massachusetts) is a public research and land-grant university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States, and the flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts system.  With approximately 1,300 faculty members and more than 29,000 students, UMass Amherst is the largest public university in New England and is ranked as tied for the 27th best public university in the nation.

Alexander George (philosopher): Alexander George is a professor of philosophy at Amherst College.  He received his B.A. in 1979 from Columbia College and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard University in 1981 and 1986, respectively.  He was also a junior research fellow at New College and Wolfson College, Oxford University.  In 2001 he received an honorary A.M. from Amherst college.  His research interests include philosophy of language, philosophy of mathematics, and the history of analytic philosophy.

University of California: The University of California (UC) is a public university system in the U.S. state of California.  Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-system public higher education plan, which also include the California State University system and the California Community Colleges System.

John William Ward (professor): John William Ward (1922–1985), was a Professor of English and History at Princeton University from 1952 to 1964 and a Professor of History and American Studies at Amherst College from 1964 to 1971.  In 1971, Ward became the fourteenth President of Amherst College, a position he held until 1979.  As President, Ward sparked controversy by protesting the war in Vietnam through nonviolent civil disobedience at Westover Air Force Base in Chicopee, Massachusetts.  He was married to Barbara Carnes Ward had three sons named David, Christopher and Andrew.

Supporting paragraphs: University of California Amherst College
Answer: University of California