Word: presentational
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...University is using the symposia "to say to its family 'here's what the present understanding is in a wide array of subjects,'" says Gamble Professor of Population Sciences David E. Bell who will lead the symposium entitled "Population Change in Today's World." Bell comments about his seminar, "We're not attempting to impress the scholars of the world or indicate what the reseach frontiers...
Amidst all the glitz and hoopla of the 350th celebration, many participants praise the symposia for celebrating what Harvard does best, academics. "It is exactly right for the University to present what it usually does. This way [the 350th celebration] is not just a party," says Lockwood...
...fireworks and mylar become dangerous when they are smoke and mirrors obscuring the uncomfortable truth that the present cannot bear close scrutiny. The 350th celebration generates nostalgia for a Harvard past that never was and funds for a Harvard that is not what it should...
Charles arrived bearing an 11-inch crystal bowlengraved with his and Harvard's coats of arms. Hewill present President Derek C. Bok with the bowlat a special luncheon in his honor today atWidener Library and receive a speciallycommissioned gift of Steuben crystal from theUniversity...
...Radcliffe is even giving its big brother a present. Harvard's 107-year-old sister institution will be paying costs to restore an old pump in Harvard Yard and for landscaping around the site, Radcliffe officials say. Radcliffe President Matina S. Horner formally will present the restoration plans to Harvard at Saturday's convocation...