Word: divest
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...added that Harvard must loudly divest itself of stock in corporations operating in South Africa because Harvard's prestige would set an example for others to follow...
Calling for students to demand that the University divest its shares in South African holdings, he said nevertheless that in dealing with corporations his own posture must be more conservative and "realistic...
...Harvard Republican Club, Democratic Club, the Harvard-Radcliffe Black Students' Association, and the Quincy House Committee all passed resolutions last week calling on Harvard to divest itself of its holdings in banks that extend credit to the South African regime...
Five years later, the headlines have returned to southern Africa, but this time, the University is offering students an alternative to occupying buildings if they want to persuade the University to divest...
Even if the ACSR decides that South Africa is more repressive than other countries and that Harvard should divest, the University need not act on the recommendation. The ACSR has no way of enforcing its suggestions for Harvard's portfolio...