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...period in which the markets are doing poorly, and in which it’s going to be work to maintain the stream of gifts that we’re used to,” he said, “prudent financial management is absolutely critical so we don’t wind up in a situation where we have to make draconian cuts...
...He’s been a wise and prudent dean,” said former Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Jeremy R. Knowles. “We nearly always agreed on what was ultimately important for Harvard as a University...
...right and prudent to hear and to confront those who hold appalling views; I do not believe that even the most fervent commitment to free speech and inquiry requires us to honor them (News, “In About-Face, English Dept. Re-Invites Anti-Israeli Poet,” Nov. 20). Tom Paulin apparently agrees with my second point and has argued that a poet’s reputation ought to be reevaluated in the light of his politics...
...individual investments at the time it was made, but was by no means HMC’s largest investment,” he writes. “The HMC Board was at all times aware of the Harken-related investments and was comfortable that they were within prudent diversification limits for the portfolio...
While targeting one national group might seem distasteful, it is also prudent, and so long as it doesn’t impinge upon their freedom of action, is a worthwhile temporary measure for the duration of any war with Iraq...