Word: mater
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...available seats and many more stood to hear Runcie's words. A crimson and white colorscheme pervaded decorations at the reception,which took place from 4 to 6 p.m. A brass ensembleperformed before and after the speakers, who alsoincluded Dr. Derek Brewer, Master of EmmanuelCollege (John Harvard's alma mater) and theUniversity of Cambridge; Archibald Cox '34, CarlM. Loeb University Professor Emeritus and a formerWatergate prosecutor; and Stephen Sandy, facultymember at Bennington College...
Although his alma mater is Stanford, President Derek C. Bok now has roots at Harvard as well...
Beyond a few exceptions, Epps says, the undergraduate 350th offers something for everyone. And of course, the dean is right. If you can't dance beneath an ice sculpture of John Harvard or dine with the master of John Harvard's alma mater, you can always attend the Harvard-Cornell football game, or listen to a "New England Bandstand Concert" featuring various undergraduate performing groups...
...series was inaugurated in February 1984 by President Reagan, who spoke at Illinois' Eureka College, his alma mater. Celebrating his 73rd birthday and the 129th anniversary of the college's founding, the President spoke on the need for a historical perspective in evaluating the changes that have transformed the U.S. over the past five decades. Later that year former Vice Presidential Candidate Geraldine Ferraro addressed students at the University of Wisconsin at Madison on the importance of adhering to liberal principles within the Democratic Party. And last December, Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney selected the University of Chicago...
...were Harvard and Radcliffe graduates, some as recently as last year, others, like myself, from the '50s and even earlier. Those whom we confronted, and who missed out on their dinner that night, were also Harvard and Radcliffe graduates. What divided us was not our relationship to our alma mater, but, our willingness or unwillingness to cooperate in the politically conservative tone and orientation that the current Harvard administration chose to give to its birthday party...