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Harvard’s Corporation Committee on Shareholder Responsibility (CCSR), which submits proxy votes on companies in which the University holds shares, came out strongly in favor of policies that prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation in ballots cast in the last year...
...CCSR was supportive of proposals to either amend or add clauses to corporate equal opportunity policies in order to include protections for gays, lesbians, and bisexuals. It voted in favor of proposals at Robert Half International, AmSouth Bancorp, Expeditors International of Washington, and Leggett and Platt to adopt non-discrimination policies. It also opposed proposals to eliminate references to sexual orientation in the non-discrimination policies of Bank of America, Ford Motor, and JP MorganChase...
...ACSR and CCSR generally act in tandem. This year, the committees disagreed on only one resolution—a proposal by Chevron to protect key natural sites. The ACSR recommended against the proposal, but the CCSR ultimately voted in favor...
Their insider status could be a key factor in Harvard’s decision—but experts and sources close to the search aren’t sure that it will weigh in their favor...
...same thing could happen again, in a Senate currently split 51-49 in favor of the Democrats, if Johnson or any other Democrat were to be replaced by a Republican. In Johnson's case, that would appear likely, because his replacement would be named by a Republican governor. State law requires that Gov. Michael Rounds make a "temporary appointment, until a special election is held" - though it is unclear whether that election would occur before Johnson's term expires...