Word: alma
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...think that he would be susceptible to a callfrom his old Alma Mater," he said. "It wascertainly worth...
...President for Alumni Affairs and Development Fred L. Glimp '50. It's no accident that the administrator who deals with alumni is the same one who's in charge of development (a higher-education code word for fundraising). For, as Harvard graduates soon learn, their financial obligation to their alma mater doesn't end as soon as they've paid off the last penny of interest on that $80,000. They are expected to keep the cash flowing for the rest of their long and (by the grace of God and a Harvard diploma) prosperous lives...
...white, are resisting entreaties to merge with Greensboro (51% black) and High Point (50% black) schools. Greensboro delayed significant desegregation and busing for years, and now many parents -- black and white -- wonder whether the mixing has worked. "I'm not saying integration was wrong," says Greensboro councilwoman Alma Adams, who is black, "but it did cause a lot of problems we didn't think about...
These changes would not just be good for students and their families. When Harvard students leave their alma mater believing that their needs have been respected, they are more likely to show their gratitude with contributions...
...Fernando, my alma mater, is fairly typical of the sprawling L.A. Unified School District, the nation's second largest. And typically, it is in deep trouble. Despite vigorous efforts by a strongly committed core of teachers and administrators, the school's vital indicators are startlingly bleak. The yearly 20% dropout rate is more than double the California average, and a quarter of the student body is absent on any given day. In reading and math, San Fernando seniors rank in the bottom 5% statewide...