Word: prided
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Unknown Soldier was another symbol of the nation's respect for the uniquely complex ordeal of the Viet Nam veteran. In a quiet, moving speech at Arlington, President Reagan concluded, "Let us, if we must, debate the lessons learned at some other time; today we simply say with pride: Thank you, dear son, and may God cradle you in his loving arms...
...arena and an expanded convention center, decorate the skyline. A street paved with red bricks winds around venerable Monument Circle, lending new stateliness to the Soldiers and Sailors Monument with its slender 284-ft. limestone shaft. Indianapolis is feeling major league, and its residents have ample reason for civic pride. "The excitement here reminds me of Atlanta in the early '70s," says Charles Blair, 36, a senior program officer for the Lilly Endowment, which gives about $20 million annually for city improvement. Says he: "Things are happening quickly, and this is the place to be. People smell the money...
Harvard also wants a real return above inflation. Putting up buildings, luring scholars to the Faculty, and continuing a policy of aid-blind admissions demands that income rise faster than prices. And finally, some of the Crimson pride goes into endowment management: "We want to do competitively well relative to, say, 10 other major institutions," Cabot says...
...distance they feel from the tenured faculty. The extreme view is that they are treated as hired help, brought in to teach a certain number of courses for a certain number of years. One social scientist says there is a rumor that "the senior faculty in History take pride in not knowing the names of the junior faculty members." In the Government Department, "the majority of the tenured faculty members just don't give a damn about the junior faculty members. They feel life was created for them, at least at Harvard," says another social scientist...
Except for the president, none of the Corporation members are paid. The job requires a heavy time commitment--the board meets for most of the day every other Monday--but the members say the pride of helping Harvard makes it worth...