Word: acsr
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Where, then, does the ACSR fit in: as a fully representative body whose judgement fairly reflects the views of the entire Harvard community, or as a shield to prevent the seven members of the Corporation from facing up to the hard questions on divestiture being posed today by so many diverse elements of Harvard society...
...light of the concerns raised in this analysis, I believe that undergraduates have the right to ask President Bok for certain clarifications and reforms in the ACSR charter in order to reinvigorate the Advisory Committee's good reputation. First, we must be assured that the central University Administration will follow the letter of the guidelines governing ACSR membership as closely as possible and that the Administration will monitor the deans to make sure that they are following the correct procedures in selecting student and faculty nominees...
Second, we must ask for revisions in the way all ACSR nominees are selected. ACSR openings, along with a description of the Committee, must be publicized through posters and advertisements in student, faculty and alumni newsletters, and through student government, faculty and alumni meetings. We should see that this requirement to publicize Committee openings is included in the criteria regulating alumni selection, if these criteria do in fact exist...
...fact the President of the University himself selects some of the faculty nominees directly in order to bring to the ACSR expertise in certain areas of potential discussion and debate, as has been suggested by a former faculty member of the committee, Bok should try to recruit someone who is familiar with the South Africa situation...
...suggest that the Undergraduate Council take another look at the question of its representation on the ACSR. If it decides to send another resolution and report to President Bok and the other members of the Corporation, then the Undergraduate Council should affix a firm deadline at which time it will take additional action if a satisfactory response has not been received...