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Though a critic of the University, he was also a benefactor. In 1967, he anonymously donated all future royalties from his bestselling book, "The Affluent Society," to a fund for students "facing an unexpected crisis in their lives," according to Parker. Galbraith and Harvard administrators understood that the money would be used to fund abortions, Parker said...
...most alone I?ve ever felt was crying on the F train in New York. Someone handed me a tissue on the way out the door - I didn?t look up to see my benefactor?s face - but no one asked me what was wrong...
...despite her burgeoning Hollywood appeal and fan base, Hayek has remained close to her Mexican roots and is a passionate activist and generous benefactor for social causes affecting her native country, including domestic violence prevention. Indeed, as the Harvard Foundation’s 2006 Artist of the Year, Hayek was recognized for both serving as a dedicated advocate for humanitarian causes and for her achievements in film...
Wasserstein, a graduate of both HLS and Harvard Business School, has been a major benefactor of HLS—he was one of 11 alumni who gave $5.1 million in Clark’s honor when he stepped down from the HLS deanship in 2003 and the Wasserstein family has endowed both a professorship and public interest law fellowship at the law school...
...organization, jointly chosen by the ERC and HCC. Though we don’t doubt that students would have wanted to see a comedy show regardless of whether the proceeds were going to earthquake relief efforts, we would not have seen such great enthusiasm and generosity without a charity benefactor. We are excited that the HCC plans to make Comedy for a Cause an annual event with a different beneficiary each year.Beyond the success of the show in terms of the tangible funds raised for a worthy cause, the comedy show was also a victory for students looking to champion...