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...University’s agenda with respect to whatever the area of donation might be,’ which is a perfectly reasonable stance.”Kenneth G. Bartels ’73, the president and CEO of Paxton Properties, a New York-based real estate investment firm, and the fundraising chairman for his Harvard graduating class, says that while he doesn’t think the recent turmoil will have a long-term negative impact on fundraising, he isn’t surprised at donors’ reluctance to give during the transition period...
...before choosing Paulson at the end of March. That was two months before Paulson was chosen as the next man to sign his name on the dollar bill. Paulson joined the Chicago office of Goldman Sachs in 1974. The investment banker rose through the ranks of the famous firm to become its top officer in 1999. Paulson will be succeeded by Lloyd C. Blankfein ’75, a former Winthrop House resident who is currently the second-in-command at Goldman Sachs. If Paulson is confirmed by the Senate, his departure from Wall Street and move to Washington...
...decision. We don’t, however, jump to our feet in clamorous ovation. There are too many other decisions that show the other side of Harvard’s heritage. Though it has eschewed participation in a DNA company, Harvard continues, for example, to maintain a real estate firm which, in its dealings with its tenants and the city, uses none of the delicacy Harvard applied to questions of genes and chromosomes. As an example, this winter saw the end of a two-year-long drama with the departure of tenants from 7 Sumner Rd. The last few residents...
...time when computers were still a foreign concept to many, Stone “was the first person to identify the potential for computers and technology in research,” according to Ben-Shahar.Stone contributed his innovative ideas to the Gallup Organization by helping the polling and consulting firm devise computer programs to synthesize and code text material collected through their national surveys. Stone became a senior scientist at Gallup in 1995.Along with his service at Harvard, Stone has served as a consultant to a wide range of clients, including the U.S. State Department and the National Cancer Institute...
...wish we could just go to some consulting firm that would work with us to give our schools an image makeover,” he says. “But what we can do to help build support is to make parents feel like their concerns are being taken seriously—there are issues with bullying and intimidation that are not being addressed—and get them involved early through partnership programs...