Word: pledgees
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We have long supported complete divestiture of Harvard's holdings in South Africa. The Corporation's 1978 pledge not to invest in banks that loan money directly to the South African regime was a good first step toward that end--especially since removal of Harvard's bank investments represents a...
Much to the dismay of the cadres of social conservatives and Moral Majoritarians who helped elect Ronald Reagan, the Administration insisted last year that the most prickly proposals on the New Right agenda, such as outlawing abortion and banning busing as a tool to desegregate schools, be put off while...
Since taking office after the assassination, Sadat's successor, President Hosni Mubarak, has acted with quiet determination to keep both parts of that pledge and lead his country on a course of national unity. He has repeatedly stated that Egypt remains committed to the terms of the Camp David...
Slive responded successfully to the increased construction costs, however, reportedly returning to his unnamed donor and successfully obtaining another pledge of nearly $2 million Still, the Corporation, according to a Visiting Committee member continued to "play Slive like a yo-yo."
Putnam added that Corporation members had held lengthy discussions on potential reactions to the cancellation from major donors, who they feared might become reluctant to pledge money to the University and the Fogg in the future.