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...response the Corporation agreed to review investments on a case-by-case basis, but refused to accept the ACSR's suggestion that it divest from banks lending money directly to the apartheid regime...
Without warning, and without informing other groups of their plans, seven students announced on April 18 that they were beginning a water and vitamins-only hunger strike to force the University to divest...
University Treasurer George Putnam '49, when informed that students are tasting to pressure Harvard to divest from companies with ties to South Africa, laughs and says. "That's their preference...
...like to take this opportunity to thank Professor Hoffmann and Professor Smith for their open support of Harvard's anti-apartheid movement. Although divestiture may not have a direct effect upon South Africa's racial policies, the symbolism of the effort to divest from firms with South African holdings will not fail to have an impact on the international scene. By questioning President Bok's statement and by earnestly supporting the efforts of the student community at Harvard (both inside and outside the classroom). Professors Hoffmann and Smith have encouraged us to become aware of our role in the world...
University officials are instrumental in creating atmosphere, depending on the tone they set when dealing with a whole variety of issues racial tensions can abound or dissipate. Unfortunately, the University is perceived as patronizing or ignoring Blacks in their quest for social acceptance. The University's refusal to divest itself of stock in companies operating in South Africa, despite mushrooming resentment among students both Black and white, seems pointedly insensitive. Dean of Freshmen Henry C. Moses' refusal to organize an officially recognized Third World orientation during Freshman Week has aroused considerable wrath among numerous minority groups...