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...University statement released late yesterday afternoon said, "The Regional Office of HEW submitted to President Pusey today preliminary findings upon Harvard University's equal employment opportunities program. Harvard will submit its comments upon the findings and an affirmative action program at a later date...
...statement said Harvard and HEW have agreed to release no further details at this time. Edward Wright Jr., assistant to the President for Minority Affairs, refused to enlarge upon the release...
...order was only laxly enforced at Harvard until last year when responsibility for enforcement was switched from the Atomic Energy Commission-the Federal Agency giving Harvard the most money-to HEW...
...November 1969-after several large institutions, including Yale, Princetonand M. I. T., received letters from HEW demanding proof of "affirmative action" the President and Fellows issued a statement assuring Harvard's commitment to "continuing and expanding positive programs which will assure the strengthening" of equal-opportunity hiring policies...
Harvard is now trying to work out an acceptable "affirmative action" plan for the hiring of under-represented groups, including blacks and women. If Harvard and HEW cannot reach an agreement, the federal government's ultimate weapon would be to withhold about $60 million in federal funds...