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THREE years ago, it was revealed that President Derek C. Bok had himself written a letter signed by the head of the Board of Overseers asking all alumni to vote for the official slate of candidates for the Board, though Bok had initially denied any involvement in the matter. His involvement drew intense criticism, as observers considered it highly inappropriate for Harvard officials to take sides in the election of a body chosen by all alumni to oversee the management of the University...
Last week, University Vice President for Alumni Affairs Fred L. Glimp '50 said that he actively helped publish in Harvard Magazine a letter written by the president of Stanford University lobbying for the official slate...
...letter, written by Stanford President Donald Kennedy '52, was the latest in a series of lobbying efforts on behalf of both the official University candidates and the alternative slate nominated by Harvard-Radcliffe Alumni Against Apartheid (HRAAA), which this year includes South African Archbishop Desmond M. Tutu. HRAAA has elected three members to the Board in the past three years...
...past four years, Harvard-Radcliffe Alumni Against Apartheid (HRAAA) has put forward a slate of candidates for the 30-member governing board in an effort to force the University to sell its $163.8 million in South Africa-related investments...
President Derek C. Bok refused to commentyesterday on whether Glimp's actions wereappropriate. Three years ago, Bok drew heavycriticism for authorizing a mailing to alumniendorsing the official Overseers slate...