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...said he “appreciated his warm and engaged generosity to Harvard Law School and its work.” Even after his death, Caspersen’s presence will continue to be felt in the North Yard. Two endowed professorships in Caspersen’s and his corporation??s name remain. The Northwest Corner Building, an ambitious building project which he helped fund, will contain a wing named after him. In addition, the room in Langdell Library that contains the School’s rare book and art collection bears his name. “Finn...
...Harvard Corporation??the shady governing board that actually runs Harvard University—was first formed in 1650, over a century before the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Also known as “the President and Fellows of Harvard College,” the Corporation determines the fate and funding of all major University projects, appoints the new University President in a secretive selection process, and decides how much money is paid out from the endowment to each (now cash-starved) school in the University...
...Corporation??s seven members serve lifelong terms, and when any one of them chooses to retire, the group appoints the successor. The Corporation??s meeting agendas and minutes are also kept secret. The group is composed of President Faust, two professors (at Georgetown and Princeton), the head of an economic policy research institute, a couple of business leaders, and the former director of Citigroup, Robert Rubin. Some alumni might think they’re electing representatives when they vote for members of the Board of Overseers every year, but in reality, that governing board usually just...
...Board of Overseers, which meets five times a year to discuss University matters, reports to the Harvard Corporation, the University’s chief governing body. The Overseers are responsible for ratifying some of the Corporation??s major decisions, such as the selection of new University Presidents...
...winter it was clear that not only was construction financially less feasible, but also that internal demand for construction was shifting as well. After consulting widely on what she and those who know her say was an extremely difficult and symbolic decision, Faust recommended to the Harvard Corporation??the University’s highest governing board—that Allston construction be slowed.Now, even the Science Complex—long heralded as the centerpiece of the Allston campus—receives its dose of administrative caution. Last month, Gordon said it was “extremely unlikely?...