Word: contributor
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...desire to view the University as a contributor to society resonates with us because it is a tangible good. We can see the effects of new cancer treatments discovered at the medical school; Harvard economists can improve the lives of millions through their research. It is more difficult to perceive the worth of studying literature, history or the classics. And often because the good of these humanistic pursuits is not immediately obvious, they are placed in opposition to the more practical disciplines. There seems to be an unstated assumption held by many that the act of appreciating beauty is solipsistic...
...City University of New York, who has not yet decided if he will accept the offer. Menand, who won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for History for his book The Metaphysical Club: A Story of Ideas in America, is a staff writer for The New Yorker and a frequent contributor to The New York Review of Books...
...Arnold D. Frese Foundation, a major contributor to Harvard’s astronomy, financial aid and athletics programs, has donated $3 million to establish a fund under the discretion of Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) William C. Kirby...
Although Harrington says Epstein is not as active on the committee as he once was, he remains an important contributor to Harvard’s scientific community...
...season. Grass and Burnat were pitchers—Grass, a long reliever, Burnat seldom used. Between the three, Bradley—who was among the team’s leaders in stolen bases last season and likely would have started this year—was probably the most important contributor on the field for Yale baseball. But the emotional impact of losing two teammates, for obvious reasons, drastically alters the complexion of a season, no matter how often they played...