Word: expansionism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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This fall, Harvard has a unique chance to remedy the situation. It will release its report to the community, the first such document in five years, outlining its plans and its "needs." That report should maintain the "red line"--a self-imposed expansion boundary laid down in 1972 which is...
The report is actually less important than it was in 1976, for this summer the city gained substantial regulatory power, enough to insure that Harvard's expansion is held in check. The University, therefore, should recognize that it is in its best interest to cooperate fully with the city, and...
After a series of last-minute brushes with death, a bill that gives Cambridge the power to regulate Harvard expansion passed the state legislature and was signed into law by Gov. Edward J. King early in July.
Now the city will be able to regulate use and placement of buildings. New zoning codes specifically designed for the city's universities are due by the end of this year, and they could prevent future Harvard expansion into areas already filled with many institutional buildings.
Four years ago, Graham T. Allison Jr. '62, dean of the Kennedy School, thought he too had a place to go: Washington. But, he explains now, President Bok's persuasion prevailed over other forces, and he turned down a post in the Carter administration to take the helm of the...