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...Bigwood was referring to a policy of the Office of Graduate and Career Plans to emphasize placement and career planning for undergraduates, rather than finding jobs for alumni. According to Dean Monro, since the office reopened after World War II, it has not tried to place alumni, especially those of five years' standing...
...been changed from the Office of Student Placement to the present title. "Since there are more than 50,000 Harvard alumni," Richard G. King, Director of the Office, explains, "we can't do the job for all. We don't pretend to be able to help men like Bigwood...
...admit Harvard does not have the responsibility to find jobs for graduates," Bigwood remarked, "but there is a factor of moral suasion." He said he thought the University might have "some possible duty in helping people...
...added, "I'm sure the decision wasn't thought through thoroughly. Even though the jobs they found me were temporary, it was a big aid." Bigwood said he had gotten three jobs through the Office, "all of which would have been permanent, except for extenuating circumstances...
...crusade, Bigwood has enlisted the aid of Langdon Parker Marvin, Jr. '41, of Washington, D.C., who he said was "Roosevelt's God-son." Bigwood quoted a letter from Marvin saying, "As an Overseer, I imagine JFK would be very interested in any ruling that the Placement Office at Harvard would not do anything for alumni over a certain...