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...Upon receiving his class membership, Summers acknowledged being “touched,” but quipped that he could only accept the honor on the condition that he would not be asked to donate as an alum—an unhappy circumstance that he said he has encountered after receiving honorary membership from several other classes at various alumni events...
...Hoopes Prize was established after Thomas T. Hoopes ’19, former curator of the City Art Museum in St. Louis, left half of his estate to the College for the purpose of creating an award to honor undergraduate research work in any field. According to the guidelines of the prize, the work may be submitted by any student in any form—from a research paper to a visual arts project—although traditionally the vast majority of Hoopes prizes have been awarded for senior theses...
...time of Harvard’s invitation, Walesa was under house arrest by the Polish communist government. Walesa’s affirmation of the honor was interpreted incorrectly by Harvard as an acceptance, because of the absence of consistent communication with the leader. Confusion continued as sources in Poland reported that Walesa had never stated his intention to leave the country at all that year—not even to receive the Nobel Peace Prize that he was awarded...
CELINE DION receives Legion of Honor medal from France, global capital of good taste...
...making an exception to that tradition, but would also require circumventing the lengthy process of vetting and determining honorands and making last-minute arrangements in the next week. These obstacles aside, if the Corporation and Board of Overseers, who retain the power to award honorary degrees, truly want to honor Senator Kennedy in this way, they may still...