Word: ellison
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...it’s been setup as a competition, it’s not because Harvard has or Stanford has, it’s because Larry Ellison has,” Glen said...
...next time Stanford’s development office heard of the Ellison gift was when reporters called for comment. “We were astounded when we got a call—we had no idea he was talking to Harvard,” Glen said...
According to Sarah O’Brien Mackey, Harvard’s associate director of communications for alumni affairs and development, Harvard is still just in the very early stages of discussions with Ellison...
...It’s at a very preliminary stage. There has been maybe only one conversation or so between Harvard and Ellison,” Mackey said. Mackey described Stanford’s position as “much further down the line...
...Harvard does not see itself in competition—that was a mischaracterization,” Mackey said. “The focus is to find out what Mr. Ellison is interested in, and to see how that matches the priorities of the University...