Word: earmarked
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...Credibility disputes are the earmark of these kinds of cases,” Murphy said. “What’s really troublesome is that they still don’t say it is possible for us to figure out what to do in a case where all we have is one student saying it happened and the other student saying it didn?...
...previous discussions about the theatre, the University administration had indicated that it would build a theatre only if it received money and substantial endowment expressly for a theatre. Both President Conant and Provost Buck indicated that they might earmark money for a theatre as soon as someone made substantial funds available for the building...
...counterarguments present themselves. Proponents of the Senior Gift would counter that I can earmark my donations to causes such as undergraduate financial aid, which is a laudable program. Still, the record of the financial aid office at Harvard has been less than stellar. Although aid has increased in recent years, these changes have been the result of competitive pressure, not a desire to meaningfully benefit the lives of students. Harvard, I feel confident in claiming, would never have made such changes had Princeton not taken the lead. If I am going to give money to support undergraduate financial...
...show significant leadership and foresight. One of the greatest difficulties in achieving student goals is the high turnover of students who battle for reform. However, if we can find the strength and vision to begin the planning process now, we can make sure that the University does not earmark the Inn at Harvard to become more administrative office spaces. This planning process should include students and administration in a joint effort: if it does not, the new student center may end up much like Loker Commons, a space which has largely failed in creating a space for undergraduates to congregate...
Harvard has also lent PBHA assistance more significant for the student body than simple networking: a policy exception that makes it easier for donors to earmark funds for the benefit of a student group. Donors are frequently under great pressure from their classmates to contribute toward pre-established class donation goals. Until recently, however, it was the Harvard College Foundation’s policy that donations to student groups did not count towards these totals, causing donors to shift their giving away from student groups and towards Harvard’s $19 billion general endowment. However, in PBHA?...