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...elected yesterday as the first African-American woman on the Harvard Corporation, the University’s top governing board.King will replace Conrad K. Harper, the board’s first black male, who resigned in August amid growing discontent with University President Lawrence H. Summers’ comments on women and minorities. In a telephone interview yesterday from her office at the Georgetown Law Center, King said, “In my experience, times like these and troubles like these can often lead to positive outcomes.”The Corporation elected King yesterday after a nearly four-month...
...that it was unclear where social funding would come from if not the UC’s own budget. Both Undergraduate Council President Matthew J. Glazer ’06 and the college administration have raised concerns about the financial feasibility of the Haddock-Riley plan. Haddock declined to comment specifically on the SAA issue last night, but expressed appreciation for the SAA’s stance. “We’re tremendously flattered to have the confidence of the board of SAA,” Haddock said. “We feel strongly that Annie...
...McLoughlin declined to comment for this article...
...senior fellow of the Corporation, James R. Houghton ’56, did not return a phone call seeking comment. He praised King as "a person of extraordinarily broad intellectual and professional interests" in a statement released today...
...remark sparked a response from many right wingers, including pro-Bush rap rival 50 Cent. But West’s comment is controversial for a second—less apparent—reason. As the Loeb associate professor of the social sciences, Tommie Shelby, demonstrates in his first book, “We Who Are Dark,” the term “black” is difficult to define. Even if Kanye is correct, it’s not quite clear who Bush hates...