Word: associationism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Black Students Association Treasurer Aaron C. Montgomery '00 says black undergraduates are itching to make these connections with recent graduates. In fact, Montgomery is hoping to increase the number of alumni included in the informal network.
"Some people are always fearful that a black alumni association will divide or keep people separate from the University, but I feel that it has the potential to do the opposite," McGruder says. "My strongest network from Harvard was the black students I knew there. Keeping in touch with them...
Now, the AAAHA might have a more formal connection with Harvard. Members are meeting this week to discuss whether the independent AAAHA should ally itself more closely with the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA).
As Harvard and Radcliffe prepare to sign a final merger document this month, leaders of the Radcliffe College Alumnae Association (RCAA) are taking a "wait and see" approach to the deal, which omits any mention of the alumnae organization.
Although the document makes no mention of the RCAA, Mary Maples Dunn, interim president of Radcliffe College, has assured RCAA leaders she will continue funding the alumnae association. However, Dunn has not yet announced how funding levels will compare to those in past years.