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Behind the Corporation is the even more shadowy Board of Overseers--shadowy almost to the point of insubstantiality, as far as most students are concerned. The Overseers are organized into visiting committees, one for each Harvard department or institution. What do these committees do? Well, they visit. They talk to students and faculty, bring in experts, and issue a report after it's all over. The Overseers do little else, except provide Harvard fund-raisers with a ready-made group to tap. Their president, Andrew Heiskell, is also chairman of Time, Incorporated...
These incidents, among others, prompted the City Council to send a letter to the Board of Overseers protesting Harvard's "consistent poor judgement and insensitivity" in its relations with the city. And Cambridge officials are still worried about Harvard's future plans for its real estate. This election year will undoubtedly heat up the battle still more
Better recruiting and increased use of the College Board search services led to the "overall best year of minority admissions," Fitzsimmons said, adding that he hopes recruiting by minority students will have a "positive snowball effect," especially among Spanish-speaking students...
...while keeping a pretty low profile among students--despite his 6 ft. 8 in. height. Fox is the final arbiter of policies affecting undergraduate life--everything from how expensive your breakfast is to how spacious your suite is. Fox also wears another hat as chairman of the Administrative Board. Harvard's High Court for students who who are in trouble, academically or otherwise...
...highest-level College administrator you'll get any response from. Urbane, relatively friendly, and one of Harvard's most important black officials, Epps manages the inchoate collection of student organizations here from his busy office. He's also the head disciplinarian for undergraduates, carrying out whatever sentences the Ad Board hands down, so no matter how amiable he is, he might not be the man to go to in a pinch...