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Software mogul and philanthropist Bill Gates returned to the College to address Harvard’s newest graduates and to receive a degree—over 30 years later than the rest of his class...
Software pioneer and leading philanthropist William H. Gates will deliver the keynote address for Harvard’s 356th Commencement exercises. Gates, a member of the class of 1977 who dropped out his sophomore year, will receive an honorary degree from the University...
...Thinking Outside the Box: New Corporate Structures, Tax Policy and Public Policy for 21st-Century Social Enterprises,” was moderated by Kennedy School professor and former presidential advisor David R. Gergen and included a former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) commissioner, a former mayor of Indianapolis, and philanthropist Catherine B. Reynolds, who founded Loan to Learn, a major student loan business. The event’s discussion focused on the blurring of the lines between non- and for-profit organizations providing social services—such as student loans and healthcare—and the need for regulation...
...radio and print ads, a website and on-the-ground volunteers. It's counting on parents, who are increasingly anxious about whether their kids can compete with the studious youth of India and China, to press reluctant candidates for concrete plans. The fate of other top domestic issues, observes philanthropist Eli Broad, ultimately depends on educating the next generation. "If we want to maintain our standard of living, pay for health care, protect the environment and have the resources to take care of the elderly, we will need a far better educated workforce," Broad told TIME. "We need...
...five undergraduate members of the Lowell House Society of Russian Bell Ringers. Their visit is the result of a long saga centered on the acquisition of the bells now in Lowell. The 18 bells in the tower originally hung in the Danilov Monastery, but were purchased by philanthropist Charles R. Crane and given to Harvard in 1930 to save them from the possibility of destruction under Stalinist rule. The bells are scheduled to return home to the Danilov Monastery during the summer of 2008, in exchange for replicas of the bells, which will be completed and inspected in the coming...