Word: clevelandism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...city council of the Midwestern metropolis has issued a resolution "deploring" and "condemning" Harvard's decision to withhold the diplomas of four anti-apartheid protesters pending a decision on discipline. The resolution also praises two Harvard students--both from Cleveland--for their courage in protesting South Africa's apartheid regime at a demonstration last...
...Cleveland City Councilman Jay Westbrook, who sponsored the July 15 resolution, said the council "felt compelled to call on an institution with the prestige and recognition of Harvard to recognize that there's a higher command we should all abide...
Westbrook said the unusual resolution was consistent with Cleveland's policy of "expressing abhorrence of and taking action on apartheid in South Africa." The city will not invest in companies doing business in the apartheid state. It is currently considering full divestment of city funds from banks doing business in South Africa, Westbrook said...
Senior Fellow Hugh Calkins '45 retired from Harvard's seven-man governing Corporation after 17 years of service. A replacement for the Cleveland lawyer has yet to be named, and there has been much speculation that the open spot on the exclusive board may be filled for the first time by a minority or a woman...