Word: brundtland
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Harvard Commencement and Class Day speakers have had their problems. Shevardnadze was a socialist, Brundtland was a whale-killer, and Powell was seen as anti-gay. All, on the other hand, had redeeming qualities that made them worth honoring with speaking roles at Commencement...
Other recent Commencement Speakers include Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland, West German Chancellor Helmut kohl and Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Colin L. Powell...
...Brundtland, hailed by many as an environmentalist and advocate of ecological responsibility, received an honorary degree from Harvard the day of her June 1992 address...
Rotch Professor of Atmospheric Science Michael B. McElroy, who served on the committee that recommended Brundtland for an honorary degree, said yesterday that he does not believe in the concept of substantial development...
...McElroy defended the committee's 1992 decision, citing Brundtland's efforts to increase awareness of environmental issues worldwide...