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...There is a budget, but I don’t think we are prepared to speak to what the total budget will be.” Applications for the Rockefeller Grant, along with those for all other Office of International Program Summer Grants, are due in late February. Rockefeller??s April gift also established the President’s Innovation Fund for International Experience, which gives the University President discretionary power to award funding to faculty members looking to develop programs abroad for students. “[The Innovation Fund would help] faculty who are doing interesting work...
Such programs would not be possible without the continuous expansion of the University’s endowment. David Rockefeller??s $100 million donation this past April to provide funding for international programs and the arts is a fine example of the kind of gift that makes such expansion possible. The donation, which Rockefeller originally withheld after then-University President Lawrence H. Summers left office, is one of the largest gifts the University has ever received and is an admirable contribution from a philanthropist who has been one of Harvard’s greatest benefactors...
...Although Rockefeller??s gift will certainly improve Harvard’s international opportunities for students with this influx of money, the Office of International Programs will also have to step up its administrative processes in order to take full advantage of the donation. The gift will go a long way in terms of funding students and programs, but within the study abroad administration, there could still be improvements on various different aspects of the process, such as transferring of course credits and student advising...
...Rockefeller??s gift is indication of the University’s current emphasis and attention given to international pursuits, and while we laud this effort, we hope that the administration also looks to increase resources and opportunities for domestic programs. International experience can be transformative and intellectually stimulating, but Harvard students stand to gain a lot from our nearer surroundings as well. There tends to be a greater emphasis on funding and opportunities for international study, which of course requires more expensive airfare and logistical support, but the University could do more to support local study as well...
...meantime, with the resources of Rockefeller??s gift, and under the leadership of Faust, Harvard students should look forward to an ever-growing opportunity for international experience and artistic endeavor...