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...than other donations, such gifts represent a vote of confidence in the administration, since donors are in effect relinquishing the control they normally exercise over their contributions to the University. “[Donors] want their money to go to things that they really care about,” Mark Hissey ’84 explains, adding that donors do not necessarily question the responsibility of University leaders—instead, an inherent level of suspicion arises when giving to what some perceive as a “slush fund.”Fundraising numbers for the current fiscal year...
...they wanted to de-emphasize preparing their concentrators for future academic work in the field, prioritizing a compelling introduction to the subject matter instead.“We did this because we didn’t think the concentration should be pre-professional scholarly training,” says Mark J. Schiefsky, the Classics department’s director of undergraduate studies, while explaining why the department decided to eliminate its long-standing (and notoriously rigorous) general examinations.“We’re supposed to be offering something that’s of much broader appeal and utility...
...Mark L. Zeidel, chair of the department of medicine at Beth Israel, says the conflict of interest committee has met several times, breaking into subcommittees to tackle policy pertaining to basic research, clinical work, and enforcement...
Ernest R. May, a genial professor who led Harvard College with collectedness and a sense of diplomacy and stood at the forefront of the study of U.S. foreign relations over his 55 years at Harvard, died Monday from complications following surgery. He was 80.May left his mark on the University, filling a wide array of roles, including dean of the College, associate dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and director of the Institute of Politics. “There are a small number of people at Harvard who really step up through genuine belief in the institution...
...People are very confident in his ability to manage the financial situation at the law school and probably less confident in the ability of the others—not that they wouldn’t be able to,” says Law School Professor Mark V. Tushnet ’67. “Howell has demonstrated a very close knowledge of the budget and how to deal with...