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...MEMBER committee chaired by Karl Strauch, professor of Physics, is meeting this fall to finalize its recommendations to Presidents Bok and Horner on the future of Harvard and Radcliffe admissions policies...
...IMPORTANT that all the opinions of Harvard and Radcliffe students, alumni, administrators and faculty reach the Strauch Committee. However, it is equally important that the community know the general directions in which the committee is heading. This is especially necessary if the committee does not have time to issue a preliminary report this fall, as Strauch now says...
...Strauch Committee has encouraged testimony from all quarters, but has not dividuals as originally anticipated. It is likely that many--especially students--would prefer to be a part of the process of deliberation, rather than simply going on record as favoring one alternative or another. Once the committee's preferences become known, there will undoubtedly be far more outside interest. If the community does not have the opportunity to react to the recommendations of the committee until after they have gone to Bok and Horner, much of the input that Strauch claims is necessary will be lost. By formulating recommendations...
...make the testimony itself public if it would discourage open discussion. But it is important that the alternatives that the committee is discussing and the gist of their deliberations over each be disseminated to the public before the committee begins to hammer out its final recommendations this fall. Strauch strongly emphasizes that while he and most others on the committee have preferences, they are no where near any group resolutions. Discussions with other members of the committee tend to confirm this. However, it also appears that at least a plurality of the 16 members tentatively favors a solution...
Discussions of the corporate relationship between Harvard and Radcliffe are probably best handled in private by those ultimately concerned--the officials of both institutions. But the 16 members of the Strauch Committe are hardly the only individuals who will be affected by future admissions policies of Harvard and Radcliffe. These involve the entire University community and as such the Strauch Committee should work with the community in its task if it is truly to come to the best resolution for everyone. Private meetings of the Strauch Committee are necessary and desirable in some instances, but a complete veil of secrecy...