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...Tosteson has a very genuine and long-standing interest in the broad range of issues that will confront the Medical School in the next decade, and I am delighted that he has agreed to come to Harvard," Bok said...
...status, cannot legitimately be excluded from the insurance program. But to base decisions on narrow legality is a dangerous course. Chemical warfare research is also legal, but there are moral implications involved which would, hopefully, lead the University to resist participation in such projects. Harvard has a responsibility to confront the moral issues...
Historically, Israel has refused to confront the Palestinian problem, and the majority of the Israeli people still reject the idea of establishing an adjacent Palestinian state. But, there has been some change in Israeli public opinion, and there is potential for movement even further. The currently widespread concern over the Palestinian problem contrasts sharply with the situation of only a couple years ago. At that time, Gold a Meir denied the very existence of a Palestinian people. The morale of the Israelis has risen markedly since the Entebbe operation, and the country feels militarily strong. Judging from the past...
Although the tradition of decentralization has "many virtues which should be clearly recognized," this practice "may not suffice to cope with the new issues that confront us," Bok said...
Katz, as well as colleagues Charles M. Haar, Brandeis Professor of Law, and Alan M. Dershowitz, professor of Law, have talked to members of the transition office--formally organized after Carter received the presidential nomination to identify the most pressing issues that would confront the new administration...