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...have also fallen short of expectations in some respects. Other than the Black Students Association, which has met with Hammonds multiple times this year, minority student groups say they have had limited, if any, direct outreach from Hammonds’ office...
...Colleagues point to her appointment of the College’s first black House Masters—Law School Professor Ronald S. Sullivan Jr. and Law School lecturer Stephanie Robinson—in Winthrop House in February as a testament to her commitment to fostering diversity at the College...
...Black, lesbian, feminist, writer, scientist, historian of science, and activist”—a series of words Hammonds used to describe herself in a 2004 article in “The Black Studies Reader”—the Dean has made a point to emphasize diversity, having previously served as the University’s first senior vice provost for diversity and development...
...thinking of the union leadership has shifted considerably over the past five months—from optimism that members could weather the fiscal storm without suffering too many ill effects, to sober recognition that sacrifices will have to be made to bring the University back into the black. “We were more hopeful originally that any changes in the staffing pattern or reductions would be incremental or spotty,” Jaeger says. “But it’s become clear in the past few months, it’s worse than that...
...With a philosophy this black and white, military metaphors couldn’t be more apt. And Carens uses them enthusiastically: the administration is “basically attacking workers,” University leadership is “coming after us” in an organized “offensive,” and workers need to combine forces with their “natural allies.” In Carens’ eyes, the Harvard Corporation—a well-oiled enemy with superior weapons and hometurf advantage—is determined to hold onto its fat paycheck...