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Professors cite McArthur's pivotal role in establishing an entrepreneurial studies program as an example of his willingness to explore new areas of business education even in the face of dissent. It was McArthur's effort to recruit a leading scholar in the field and secure necessary funding, says Associate Professor of Business Administration William A. Sahlman, which launched the program despite opposition from faculty members who considered the field unscholarly...
...throughout the University, the interests of the two collided during the year. Junior faculty, undergraduates, pro-divestment alumni raised the perennial protest of University policies, and yet many felt frustrated by what one disgruntled Board of Overseers member called "the tyranny of consensus." Harvard, they said, did not encourage dissent, but rather tried, behind-the-scenes, to dissuade the dissenters. Success for these outsiders was measured in small victories--the promotion of a junior faculty member, the election of a progressive overseer, the hiring of a woman or a minority...
...most of the year, Lee succeeded in shaping the council's agenda with little dissent. The council tackled issues including minority faculty hiring, the all-male final clubs and homophobia...
...group of activist alumni immediately attacks the Young Report, claiming that its recommendations were formulated to undermine dissent at the University. Members of Harvard-Radcliffe Alumni Against Apartheid (HRAAA) say the proposed changes are designed to impede pro-divestment candidates' election to the Board...
Overseers are currently divided over how much openness and dissent should be permitted on the Board. Many observers say Harvard officials prefer to see the Overseers remain a rubber stamp for the policies of the seven-member Corporation...