Word: medal
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...visit to Boston will not be without a personal side. In addition to visiting her former home in Newton, now a memorial to her late husband, Aquino will receive an honorary degree from Boston University Law School as well as Boston College's highest honor, the St. Ignatius medal...
...contact led to a major embarrassment for the school last spring, when Allison's decision to grant Attorney General Edwin Meese III a medal for "distinguished public service" generated widespread criticism from the Harvard community. Many scholars and alumni questioned whether the school could enjoy government contacts and still maintain its academic objectivity and integrity...
Such pressures appeared to be a factor last spring when Graham Allison, dean of the School of Government, announced the awarding of five public service medals. One was to Attorney General Edwin Meese. Many Harvard voices protested that the Meese medal was a transparent currying of favor with the Reagan Administration. But the award stood...
Judging from the applause at yesterday's convocation, when he received a specially-minted 350th medal, and at last night's Stadium show, Harvardians still think highly of the only other living University president...
...contact led to a major embarrassment for the school last spring, when Allison's decision to grant Attorney General Edwin Meese III a medal for "distinguished public service" generated widespread criticism from the Harvard community. Many scholars and alumni questioned whether the school could enjoy government contacts and still maintain its academic objectivity and integrity...