Word: alum
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After an inspiring lunch last year with a friend and Princeton alum who mentioned his work with Project 55--an organization that matches undergraduates and recent graduates with work in the public sector--Beilenson decided to follow suit with Harvard alumni...
Even officials from conservative schools such as Princeton and Yale say they receive little more than a single complaint a year from an alum about sports advertising...
...Warburg may not be the last to rescind its speaking invitation. Even Yale University, which has invited Clinton and current and former Presidents Bush to help commemorate its 300th anniversary this spring, is a little skittish. "We hope it blows over by then," says an organizer. "He is an alum, so there's not much...
...university grants a candidate "extra points" for a variety of reasons, including a high-quality essay, athletic participation, geographic location and parental alum status. These reasons can be divided into two categories--merit and non-merit. Clearly, a strong essay or a commitment to athletics is deserving of merit, whereas a person's skin color, residence or parents are hardly indicative of achievement. In lumping these two separate and distinct categories together, the University of Michigan heads down the wrong path...
...when the Harvard administration decides to act tyrannically, revoking from students and alum their liberty to consume beer from kegs at a festive occasion such as the Harvard-Yale game (News, Dec. 14). As a minor I cannot drink, but I do have some thoughts on the issue...