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On a more realistic level, Bok and other administrators say they are increasingly troubled by the University's reliance on fundraising, particularly as Harvard prepares to launch its largest capital drive ever.
So although the ties--formal andinformal--Harvard establishes with its wealthieralumni are never made explicit, those links are acrucial factor in the University's spectacularsuccess in raising money.
"People who care about the place enough to givea lot of money are interested enough to be on acommittee, too," says Robert N. Shapiro '72, vicepresident of the Harvard Alumni Association.
Despite the criticism of the arrangement, thepractice of placing donors on advisory committeescontinues, according to those familiar withHarvard fundraising. And, particularly in schoolswith few wealthy alumni such as the Kennedy Schooland the Graduate School of Design (GSD), thoseadvisory committees are instrumental in helping tocreate affiliations between potential givers andthe programs...
Most of the committee's members have financialbackgrounds, and many are prominent donors. Amongtheir ranks are a Cabot, two Houghtons, a Thayerand a Winthrop.