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...also commend the Senior Class Committee on its choice of former U.S. President Bill Clinton as Class Day speaker. Like Gates, Clinton has heavily involved himself in giving; his philanthropic organization has devoted itself to addressing some of the most pressing issues of the day, from HIV/AIDS to climate change. Though Clinton’s selection is a break from the recent tradition of choosing comedians for the class day speech, it is an eminently worthy...
...strength of Harvard’s campus operations. On the investment side, Harvard’s rank got a boost from the Committee on Shareholder Responsibility, a review board that evaluates the ethics of companies in which Harvard invests. Sustainable Endowments Institute President Mark A. Orlowski is quick to commend the committee, but insists it has a ways to go before being a model. “The Committee is great about releasing information on the voting record of shareholders, but doesn’t make information about where the endowment is invested publicly available,” says Orlowski...
Arab commentators who praise Nasrallah as a hero for fighting Israel have been slow, not surprisingly, to commend Siniora's stand for freedom. But he has won the hearts of many Lebanese and enjoys broad support among Sunnis, Druze, Christians and some Shi'ites. When he sneaks from the Sérail for a rare meal outside, surprised restaurant patrons drown his arrival in applause. "He is a source of pride," says Elie Khoury, a leading pro-democracy activist who created the "I Love Life" advertising campaign to perk up Lebanese spirits. "We have a Prime Minister...
...entry was added to the esoteric lexicon of Harvard students, accompanying “concentration,” “comp,” “intersession” and “proctor:” the “secondary field.” We commend the Faculty—and particularly the Educational Policy Committee (EPC)—for quickly implementing the Harvard equivalent of minors, which have the potential to become integral parts of the curriculum. We hope, however, that students will not treat secondary fields as a de facto requirement...
Hoffman said, “I want to commend the committee, which did a heroic job. I want to haggle. We will haggle. We always haggle. But I think they had it right...