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...December 7, 1922, Roscoe Conkling Bruce, a black Harvard graduate from the class of 1902, wrote to Abbott Lawrence Lowell, class of 1877 and the University’s 22nd President, to ask whether his son might be allowed to reside in a previously all-white freshman dorm. Lowell was a self-described "friend of the negro," but this request seemed clearly beyond the pale. "I am sure you will understand," wrote Lowell to the concerned father, "why we have not thought it possible to compel men of different races to live together...
...also oversees a special Associates Committee dedicated to soliciting donations of $250 or more; these gifts are then labeled “Associates-level.” With this special committee, the Senior Gift campaign attempts to succeed as both a symbol of class camaraderie and as a fundraising effort...
According to the Harvard College Fund Web site, “Senior Gift is about coming together as a class and giving back to our college.” With its “$10 for 2010” campaign, the Senior Gift Committee is aiming for every graduating senior to donate at least $10, especially after the Class of 2009 broke previous records with a 74.1 percent participation rate. Students can choose to give to financial aid, the Dean’s Fund for Undergraduate Experience, or a pool of unrestricted funds to be used where money is needed...
...group, the Associates Committee goes through the class list and identifies people they think might be willing to make Associates-level donations. Everyone interviewed for this article confirmed that neither the Committee nor the Harvard College Fund had information about the financial status of any individual senior...
...regardless of whether they are speaking with a potential donor of $250 or $10, Committee members encourage seniors to reflect on their time at Harvard. On the Senior Gift 2010 Facebook page, recent donors from the Class of 2010 share why they chose to donate; popular responses include their allegiance to their blockmates, House activities, and student organizations...