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...interview on WHRB and a speech at the Quincy House senior dinner, Bok defended the Corporation’s position on divestiture, saying that divestiture is not a particularly effective method of producing political change...
...Making a statement by withdrawing is the easy way out,” Bok said. “If you want to maximize your influence with companies, you have to hang in there and try to convince them...
Looking back from today, Bok maintains that divestment would not have hastened apartheid’s demise and says he feels the University “absolutely” made the right decision...
...open letter to the Harvard Community, Bok said that divestiture is unjustifiable because it is “legally questionable, widely disputed on its merits, and very likely to prove ineffective in achieving its objectives,” solidifying Harvard’s stance not only on the South Africa question but on divestment in general...
...Derek C. Bok, then-University president, decided to halt all of Harvard’s operations except “essential services” of the University police, Food Services and Health Services, in compliance with the governor’s emergency order...