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Another problem is the uncertainty of the University's continued support. Though Radcliffe President Horner, in an interview, said she hopes Radcliffe can continue to fund E4A as one of Radcliffe's retained functions under the "non-merger merger," the status of the organization under a new contract to come is unclear. Furthermore, while Bunting and Horner both express, as Horner said, a long-term interest in "student-initiated, student-run kinds of projects," the priorities of Harvard in negotiating a joint budget with Radcliffe are less clear...
Despite these difficulties, the favorable aspects of E4A's program, its considerable successes, and the board members' understanding of the limited effectiveness they can have in social change all contribute to a general sense among E4A members of satisfaction with the program's direction and cautious optimism for its future...
BLISS ATTRIBUTES much of the organization's success to the soundness of Bunting's original vision. Though E4A's outlook on the world always changes, it was originally founded, Bliss feels, on a principle of social initiative which underlies the students' own philosophy and the success of E4A's projects. Bliss also believes that the commitment of Presidents Hunting and Horner to E4A has been instrumental in facilitating the group's own creative energies...
...cooperative spirit of E4A shows most clearly perhaps in E4A's success in recruiting students to serve on its board. The board has consistently comprised roughly half women and half men, and its members reveal a wide range of extracurricular and political interests. Most of them appear to have taken on substantial time commitments to E4A in addition to unusually busy calendars...
...addition, most students working on the board developed their interest out of E4A projects. This has enabled E4A to attract more and more younger board members, which should help the group establish a stronger sense of continuity...