Word: stoning
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...there will come in a rush the sense of time lost, the memories of the last adventure of youth, the all-nighters. Mazola parties, touch football along the Charles. Certainly, University Hall still stands in the center of Harvard Yard, and upon seeing the solid construction of Ivy-draped stone masonry we held for 16 hours. I know I will shudder and then remember the Harvard Strike of 1969. And then it will be time to face those very different people we were 15 years...
Calkins' involvement in the investment issue reflects a somewhat informal arrangement within the Corporation. Although not strictly defined, the members do tend to have "spheres of influence," areas in which they have particular expertise. Calkins is the authority on investment policy. Stone is best known for his fundraising ability--he serves as chairman of Harvard's ongoing $350 million Campaign and says it is one of the most important things he does on the board. The Campaign is raising money for Harvard's fundamental programs, teaching and research, as well as such affiliated areas as housing. Stone says, "You have...
Fellow Robert G. Stone Jr. '45 says that when the Corporation faces an unfamiliar issue, its first response is to consult with as many people around the University as possible. "Very seldom we say unilaterally seven people can make the best decisions, because very often we have to seek advice from as many people as we can. We don't know all the answers," he explains. This process was most evident recently when the University considered a proposal from Professor of Biochemistry Mark Ptashe to set up a profit-making genetic engineering company within the University. After extensive consultation within...
Complicating the issue of faculty salaries, says Stone, are wealthy state institutions like the University of Texas which have begun what could turn into a bidding war with schools like Harvard by offering large salaries and research benefits to "star" professors. He says a principal reason for the Campaign is to insure that Harvard will be able to compete financially in such a market and be able to maintain the University's prestige to attract top-flight faculty...
...interesting to explore what these courses emphasized. One of them was Stone-Radcliffe Professor Emily D. Vermeule's course Literature and Arts B-22. "Ancient and Classical Painting." When I told Professor Vermeule how well her course had done on this measure she said; "That's what the course is about"--learning how to look at a painting, how to analyze what one sees...