Word: chaires
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Hewlett Foundation has donated $1 million to Harvard to establish the first endowed chair in public policy and administration at the Kennedy School of Government...
...Price, dean of the Kennedy School, said yesterday that he has not yet begun the selection process to find an occupant for the chair but added that "the gift provides this school with the freedom to select the professor who can make the greatest contribution to teaching future public officials in this important field...
Price said the terms of the endowment do not require that the chair be awarded to someone already teaching at the Kennedy School...
...Korean Traders Association (KTA) promised $1 million to the East Asian Research Center for the establishment of a chair in Korean economy and society and the funding of several research projects. But with recent revelations concerning the extensive involvement of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency (KCIA) in U.S. affairs, and allegations of a direct link between the KTA and the Korean government, the political implications of the grant must be carefully considered...
Burt's allies prefer to believe the psychologist was careless but honest. The suggestion of fraud "is so outrageous, I find it hard to stay in my chair," says Harvard Psychologist Richard Herrnstein. "Burt was a towering figure of 20th century psychology. I think it's a crime to cast doubt over a man's career." Professor of Educational Psychology Arthur Jensen of the University of California at Berkeley adds: "If Burt was trying to fake the data, a person with his statistical skills would have done a better job. It is a political attack. The real...