Word: gifting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...first the free gift factor seemed nice," says Jorge Alex Alvarez '01, a study participant. "But helping them figure out how to best help undergraduates develop, refine, and use their writing skills makes me feel as if I'm helping out future students and, more importantly, helping a Harvard that cares about how we express our knowledge...
...This gate, completed in 1891, carves the space between Wigg D and E. A gift by George von Longerke Meyer, former Secretary of Navy, the gate was designed by Charles Follen McKim...
This gate, completed in 1891, carves the space between Wigg D and E. A. gift by George von Longerke Meyer, former Secretary of Navy, the gate was designed by Charles Follen McKim...
...days could wait, at least until, for example, undergraduates are no longer needed to TF courses. Knowles' announcement illustrates quite starkly where priorities lie--in this typical case, with "glory" and not with quality. Of course, $4 million is just a drop in Harvard's bucket and this particular gift was earmarked for the purpose of restoring the tower, so Mem. Hall doesn't have to wait. And it should not--as long as the University pours comparable amounts of its own money into less glorious channels...
Finally, seniors received a letter and brochure last week concerning the Senior Gift from the program's two co-chairs; and if this year is like last year, we will soon receive a letter from Dean Knowles himself, explaining why we ought to give him an unrestricted gift. The idea of the Senior Gift is not objectionable; what I do object to, however, is the idea that we should give unrestricted gifts to a single-entity Harvard because, as the brochure notes, "unrestricted gifts give the deans the most flexibility, enabling them to direct resources to areas where the need...