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...many observers say the pressure to nominate celebrities has escalated in recent years, as the Harvard Alumni Association's official slate has been challenged by independently nominated pro-divestment candidates...
...People are simply being put forward in aPeople magazine, namerecognition approach,"said Overseer Peter H. Wood '64, who was electedto the Board on the HRAAA slate. "The AlumniAssociation seems to be taking mainstream namesright out of recent headlines, rather than peoplewho have an immediate link to serious issuesfacing higher education...
...Nobody on the official slate wants to organize[a campaign] for themselves, so the University hasbeen forced to come up with well-knowncandidates," FitzGerald said...
With an Alumni Association slate full ofnewsmakers and corporate heads, FitzGerald said,"we don't wind up with a completely representativeBoard." She said the Board needs people from otherprofessions, such as teachers and doctors...
...addition to the three overseers elected on the H/RAAA slate, Tutu and Overseer Sen. Albert J. Gore '69 (D-Tenn.) have already said they support a stronger divestment stand. Activists have also said that Paul G. Kirk '60, the former Democratic Party chair who is a Harvard candidate up for a seat on the Board this year, might favor total divestment...