Word: sponsors
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...importance of disclosure and consultation with designated officials of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences when there is a question about the propriety of a potential individual contract. In the category of activities that faculty should discuss are "...projects and purposes that are deemed inappropriate for the University to sponsor (e.g. consulting on a proprietary basis or on government matters requiring secrecy...
...response to my inquiries, Professor Safran subsequently stated that: (1) he was willing and able to disclose the source of support; (2) there were no restrictions on publication; and (3) there was no abnormal or intrusive involvement of the sponsor in the framing of the topics and content of the conference. I determined that the agreement should have been institutional because of the extent to which the conference would make use of Harvard's name and facilities. Based on these assurances and conclusions, I permitted the conference to take place provided the source of funding was disclosed to all participants...
...channelling the contract through the University, which was clearly involved financially and as a sponsor...
From the standpoint of scholars here and elsewhere, and from the University's point of view, the most serious problem lies in the need to disclose the sources of support for research or conferences to all those who are involved and to the public. When the CIA is a sponsor, taking this step is mandatory under the Intelligence Agency Guidelines and, under accepted academic standards, it is essential for the protection of scholars who place their trust in us. The Middle Eastern Studies Association has expressed deep concern about this failure, focusing quite properly on the importance of full disclosure...
...authentic-looking invitations promised two free tickets to the Washington Redskins-Cincinnati Bengals football game. The recipients had only to show up for a pregame brunch at the Washington Convention Center. A wary reader, though, might have noticed that the sponsor, "Flagship International Sports Television, Inc.," had the same initials as the Fugitive Investigative Strike Team (FIST) of the U.S. Marshals Service. The guest list, it turned out, consisted of 3,000 Washington-area fugitives...