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...want to bridge the gaps between the East and the West between Christianity and Islam and between Saudi Arabia and the United States,” he said. “Who is better to do this than Harvard and Georgetown?” The gift agreement was finalized in November, said Donella Rapier, Harvard’s vice president for alumni affairs and development. “I believe they were attracted to Harvard because of our considerable strengths in this area, which provides a very strong base to build upon,” she said. Alwaleed said...
...competition? Top newspaper dance teams from across the country. The reward? $200 in scholarships and gift certificates. Not to mention satisfaction...
...Dana-Farber Cancer Institute announced last Friday that it had received a $16.5 million donation to fund cancer research, marking the largest gift from an individual in the Harvard-affiliated institute’s 58-year history. The institute’s chief scientific officer, Barrett J. Rollins, said the donation will be used to research proteins and their functions at a soon-to-be-created center named for the donors, Jack Blais, an optical coating entrepreneur who has been a trustee of Dana-Farber since 2002, and his wife, Shelley. In addition to Friday’s donation...
...Saudi Arabian Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud, is donating $20 million to Harvard to expand Islamic studies, the University announced yesterday. The donation will be used to launch a University-wide Islamic studies program and to endow four senior professorships, according to a press release. The gift will also fund a new initiative, the Islamic Heritage Project, which will digitize classic Islamic texts and make them available via the internet. Alwaleed, who is the nephew of the late King Fahd, became the center of controversy shortly after the September 11, 2001, attacks, when he pledged $10 million...
...Life at Harvard can indeed be daunting—especially as holiday time approaches, which brings along loads of work in addition to the fun (but often pressure-filled) Secret Santa, gift-giving and family celebrations...