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...because Littauer's gift was not sufficient to provide for the endowed professorships needed for an independent school, then Harvard President James B. Conant '13 decided that the school would serve Harvard better as a "switching station," integrating existing programs in the University...
John Rawls, Conant University Professor, whose opus "A Theory of Justice" has garnered widespread praise, Robert Nozick, Porter Professor of Philosophy, and Thomas M. Scanlon, professor of philosophy, lightly sparred on the role of government in a symposium titled "The Individual Good and Political Philosophy...
...since President James Bryant Conant '13 made himself heard on Capitol Hill has Harvard's top administrator traveled to Washington as much as Bok. Lobbying legislators on diverse issues like federal budget cuts, sanctions against South Africa, and affirmative action has become routine. Some even say that Bok is waiting for a chance to move permanently to the nation's capital as a Supreme Court justice...
Harvard President James Bryant Conant '13 was a strong supporter of the public school system and during his tenure established the scholarship system that drew talented students from around the country to Cambridge. He recognized that Harvard must never lose sight of the entire continuum of the educational system, a sentiment that the new endowment captures...
Fifty years ago, Franklin Delano Roosevelt '04, a prominent son of Harvard and a product of the Eastern Establishment, celebrated the success of Harvard and its graduates and graciously accepted an honorary law degree from President James B. Conant '13, who would later work for Roosevelt in developing the atomic bomb...