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President Derek C. Bok, whose address was frequently interrupted by bemused faces and at time uproarious laughter, spoke much of the strides toward diversity the campus has seen since the mid 1960s, both in the student body and the faculty...
...When Derek C. Bok was named Harvard president in 1970, the University's plans for a well-orchestrated surprise announcement were dashed by some journalistic chicanery...
...Gardner says, the University atmosphere fosters good teaching. "[President Derek C.] Bok was good for making people think about teaching. And I think that it's bad form to be a bad teacher," he says. "Bok was more in touch while Pusey was incredibly remote...
Despite the cigarette industry's growing disrepute, tobacco-company shares have generally been a smart investment in recent years. But now cigarette stocks face a challenge not unlike the campaign against companies doing business in South Africa. In a letter that came to light last week, Harvard University President Derek Bok disclosed that the school has divested its holdings in tobacco companies because their products "create a substantial and unjustified risk of harm to other human beings." At the City University of New York, trustees voted last week to dump its $3.5 million worth of tobacco stocks. The C.U.N.Y. divestiture...
MAKING BOOK ON BOK. Rumors are swirling around Cambridge, Mass., about the imminent resignation of Harvard President Derek Bok. Now the talk is that he will confirm them and announce he is stepping down in 1991, after completing 20 years on the job. Many expect the news to come within weeks...