Word: 350th
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Amidst the proud festivities at Harvard's 350th anniversary celebration last fall a group of graduate students, prompted by what they considered excessively pompous accolades, began to raise questions and doubts about the reality of the University's commitment to justice and academic freedom...
...example Trumpbour says that during the 350th celebration there were many speeches praising Harvard's dedication to liberty and free speech over the centuries, and one speaker stressed Harvard's role in fighting the McCarthyism in the 1950s...
Other considerations that come into play in choosing a Corporation member may be more specific. A decade ago, when Harvard was contemplating its largest-ever fund drive for the 350th celebration, it selected Heiskell, a prominent member of the New York business community. His ties to philanthropic institutions, such as the prestigious New York Library Committee, made him a logical choice for an opening...
Coming out of the 350th Anniversary Celebration and a successful $359 million campaign, Bok is at a crossroads in his presidency. He is firmly established as one the leading figures in American higher education--the first according to U.S. News & World Report--and has lobbied extensively for student financial aid in Washington...
...keeping abreast of ethical education, and these programs do not fill the gap sufficiently. Secretary of Education William J. Bennett has attacked Harvard's stance on ethics several times this year, once from the podium of Sanders Theater as he delivered an address in celebration of the University's 350th anniversary...