Word: institutionalize
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"I know it is always important that donors feeluplifted by what they have given for," Knowlessaid. "It's very rare that a match is not foundbetween the academic goals of the institution, andthe passion and interest of the donor."
Sources close to the top-level discussionsbetween Harvard and Radcliffe officials saidundergraduates, the 119-year-old institution'straditional responsibility, will not be the focusof the emerging Radcliffe. Friday's press releaseomitted mention of Radcliffe's claim to be anundergraduate college.
Seven years later, although the controversy hassubsided, the effects linger. Gomes reflects onthe incident which proved that an institution thatis intellectual might not necessarily be tolerant.
Harvard is at once research laboratory, vast library system, teaching university, enormous landholder and not-for-profit billionaire. Its four full-time lobbyists have their hands full just staying abreast of how Congressional decisions will impact such a vast institution.
The cause for this uncertainty? In the words ofone Ohio representative's assistant, "you dancewith those that brung you," meaning that everyrepresentative other than Joe Kennedy must ignoreeven Harvard if a constituent institution says so.