Word: biko
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Engelhard controversy and develop guidelines for accepting gifts and naming facilities. The committee was plagued by internal rifts, with two of its members dropping out, but it did release tentative guidelines on April 11--the same day 300 demonstrators called for the library to be named after Steven Biko, the slain leader of the South African Black Consciousness Movement...
Since financial considerations play a large role in President Bok's ruminations on investment policies, we may ultimately be able to begin to affect these policies through 'economic sanctions.' The 'Stephen Biko Memorial Fund is hardly a reasonable option for us: the University can easily transfer funds it would have used for these students' scholarships to other areas, and educating a few carefully selected blacks would probably provide their brothers little relief from the economic and moral degradations of apartheid. This program might be useful if few or no South African blacks now attend Harvard and if there would...
...Class Committee envisioned three main goals in establishing the Biko Fund. First, it allows individuals who otherwise would not have contributed to make a positive statement against University investment policy. Second, the existence and support of the Fund will be a symbol of discontent and concern over the current situation in South Africa. Third, the Fund will provide direct support for the undergraduate education of black and colored South Africans at Harvard...
...Harvard's equal access policy, all students admitted receive the necessary aid to finance their education whether they be international or American students. The argument has been raised that the Biko Fund merely substitutes for money that would otherwise be forthcoming. However, the very existence of this Fund compels the Admissions Office to seek qualified recipients (once a minimum of $5000 has been raised). Therefore the Fund could induce the recruitment of a black South African who would otherwise not have matriculated...
...feel strongly that our support of the Biko Fund is in no way compromised by Harvard's equal access policy. Its many practical aspects remain and we continue to support its existence and viability. If next year's class matches our contribution of $2600, the Fund will have reached the needed $5000 to establish its legitimacy. We encourage the continued support of the Biko Fund. Aaron J. Alter '79 Harvard Marshal Kathy P. Evans '79 Radcliffe Marshal