Word: hesburgh
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According to Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, president of the Overseers, the committee discussed philosophical issues surrounding misconduct in historical research...
Therefore, Hesburgh notes, "you don't have tomake the" decision to appoint an academic rightaway...
...Hesburgh, who was elected to the board in 1990, is the first Roman Catholic clergy member to serve as president of the overseers...
...assumed the presidency of Notre Dame when he was just 35 years old, and held the office for three and a half decades. Hesburgh is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the recipient of the most honorary degrees, with 127. One of those degrees came from Harvard in 1973, when he was the Commencement speaker...
When he was first elected president of the Overseers last year, Hesburgh emphasized the need to recruit faculty of the highest caliber, as well as to guarantee that all students can afford a Harvard education...