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Ward structured his set according to the Golden Rock Concert Ratio, playing three quarters of the album he was promoting, parsing in favorites from older albums at just the right moments, and combining invention with devotion in such a way that each familiar song was at once recognizable and intellectually engaging as a new work...
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Moreover, even Caltech’s president tells Golden that the school’s refusal to adopt a legacy-preference policy makes fundraising “a much, much harder thing.” At Cooper Union, meanwhile, school officials readily acknowledge that a legacy-preference policy would boost fundraising. “If we had legacy preference, we could buy a parcel and build a gym,” a Cooper vice president tells Golden. For Caltech and Cooper Union, pure meritocracy carries a high cost...
...Golden insists that, “for most alumni, giving to their alma mater doesn’t hinge on whether it accepts their children; it stems from other motives, such as gratitude for their own education or desire to promote research or teaching in an overlooked field.” That’s a sweet thought—but it’s utterly unsupported by evidence. Eschewing legacy preference has left Caltech with an alumni giving rate that’s 15 percent below Harvard’s and 29 percent lower than Princeton?...
Seemingly anticipating this objection, Golden also argues that well-endowed universities such as Harvard “could easily withstand a small decline in giving.” Perhaps. But less money coming in means less money being spent on priorities such as medical research and programs like the Harvard Financial Aid Initiative, which has eliminated tuition costs for working-class families...