She works for the Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa, founded by the philanthropist George Soros.
"This is going to take us into the 22nd century, " the philanthropist and art collector said.
The philanthropist Yohei Sasakawa was also awarded an honorary doctorate by the university in a separate ceremony.
Among the latter examples are newcomers My Own Worst Enemy and The Philanthropist.
The philanthropist Kravis has worked with Cox for more than 10 years on gardens in New York and Europe.
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But all three books make the case that the ineffectiveness of much philanthropy is actually the fault of the philanthropist.
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Most recently, it was Bill Gates, the philanthropist, Jacqueline Novogratz, the social entrepreneur, and Kathy Ireland, the swimsuit icon turned licensing supermogul.
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Through ornate gates which commemorate Carnegie's wife, Louise, a path leads into the Fife town's Pittencrieff Park and up towards a statue of the philanthropist himself.
"This is my life's work, and days like tomorrow energise us to do even better, " said the philanthropist, adding that he thought the talks were likely to be "very, very positive".
Among them: General Electric unit NBC recently ordered up a Robin Hood drama called The Philanthropist, ABC nabbed the Heroes-esque series Section 8, and News Corp. network FOX got its hand on an office drama titled Queen Bee.
Among them: General Electric (nyse: GE - news - people ) unit NBC recently ordered up a Robin Hood drama called The Philanthropist, ABC nabbed the Heroes-esque series Section 8, and News Corp. (nyse: NWS - news - people ) network FOX got its hand on an office drama titled Queen Bee.
Separately and together, he and his sometime lover and regular companion, Giancarlo Giammetti, made sure to greet and double-cheek kiss friends and supporters sitting at all the tables in their area, ranging from the young (the former reality-television star Olivia Palermo, the Brant brothers, the model Jessica Hart and her shipping-heir boyfriend, Stavros Niarchos) to the established (the interior designer Mica Ertegun, Barbara Walters, the Texan philanthropist Lynn Wyatt, the Greek businesswoman Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki).
This week the billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates will deliver the annual BBC Richard Dimbleby Lecture in which he will spell out his commitment to ridding the world of this dread infectious disease which can cause paralysis and even death within hours.
Nicolette Jones, a journalist and broadcaster who has written a book about the Victorian philanthropist and his campaign on behalf of sailors, is behind the move, along with local historian and publisher, Nicholas Reed.
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In a report presented to a meeting of G20 ministers in Washington on Friday, the billionaire philanthropist proposed taxing financial transactions, tobacco, and shipping and aviation fuels, according to details of the report obtained by Reuters.
In 1975 the university added a liberal arts college later renamed after the education philanthropist Eugene Lang.
Niebel made the announcement with philanthropist Bill Gates and the Global Fund executive director Mark Dybul at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
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New York (CNN) -- Brooke Astor's son got one to three years in prison Monday for scheming to bilk millions of dollars from the late philanthropist's estate.
The billionaire philanthropist Pete Peterson estimates that most developed countries will need to increase their spending on old age benefit promises from 9% to 16% of GDP over the next 30 years.
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Any such hardball moves would lead to grousing--and it's the rare philanthropist who doesn't prefer to be thanked rather than denounced--but deploying a few sticks along with the carrots produces faster and more durable results.
Jo Ann Jenkins, president of the AARP Foundation, presented the social, educational and environmental philanthropist with the inaugural Forbes mentoring award.
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Built by the late casino executive and philanthropist William Ledbetter, the 9, 168-square-foot home is set on 2.73 acres.
The 70-year-old Mr. Madoff wasn't some dot-com upstart but a pillar of the community and philanthropist.
That initial gift alone makes him the most generous philanthropist in India and perhaps in all of Asia.
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The sellers are philanthropist Sharon Nazarian and her husband, periodontist Sharyar Baradaran.
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The city's most civic-minded philanthropist is Michael Milken, once the bad boy of the financial world.
Davis' family said in a statement that the globe-trotting philanthropist died Tuesday at her home in Hobe Sound, Fla.
While Nica never took up composing or playing music herself, she remained a friend and philanthropist to the genre.
He is the proud recipient of the 2013 Forbes India 'Non-Resident Philanthropist Award' and sits on the boards of the Kennedy Center and the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
The art collector and philanthropist was 76 years old.
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