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...course, defenders of our current batch of ambassadors rightly point out that this administration was not the first to put the suitcase of cash before the diplomatic caché. Presidential scholars suggest the shift came last century, when Franklin Roosevelt appointed an especially generous donor, Joseph Kennedy, as his Ambassador to Britain. Since then it has all been downhill. President Nixon is reputed to have once told his Chief of Staff that “anybody who wants to be an ambassador must at least give $250,000.” In 1980, Congress even felt the need to legislate...
...completion of a $600 million capital campaign, renovations of the campus, and the inauguration of its fifth international research center—in Mumbai, India. He also terminated the school’s grade non-disclosure policy.C.D. “Dick” Spangler Jr., the entrepreneur and donor who chaired the capital campaign, said that Light “will preserve [the school’s] strengths.”With today’s announcement, Summers has appointed seven major deans during his five-year tenure—more than either of his two immediate predecessors...
...things that we think might make money similar to i-banking bucks. Such as a top-of-the-line house of ill repute. Or a strip club. Or “helping” the couple of female friends you have who fit nicely the description in the egg donor ads, providing the workless team with some cash. There’s also the slightly more Hollywood idea of becoming a band of highly skilled thieves...
...million gift to the fund would allow a donor to place his or her name on the new student activities center at Hilles, according to Gross. A pamphlet for alumni outlined other naming opportunities...
...avid sailor, Stone was an “extraordinary” supporter of Harvard athletics as both a donor and a fan, Harry Parker, longtime men’s heavyweight crew coach, said last night...