Word: haas
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According to a letter obtained this week, Harvard Alumni Assocation (HAA) officials are prepared to make "more than the usual effort" to ensure that their candidates for the Board of Overseers win over HRAAA's five "dissident" candidates...
...least officially, though, the University has said it does not want to politicize the Overseers election process. When President Derek C. Bok authorized a mailing endorsing the HAA slate over the independent candidates two years ago, he was widely criticized, and few expected any more such efforts...
...this week's letter, HAA overseer candidate Peter L. Malkin '55 said University officials were concerned that Tutu's election would "play havoc with the administration of Harvard." HAA was set for electioneering, and HRAAA members said they welcomed the discussion...
...University has traditionally remained neutral in overseer elections. Malkin's letter marks the first campaigning by an HAA affiliate or University official since President Derek C. Bok authorized a mailing endorsing the official slate two years...
During that time, HAA members and other Harvard officials have often crticized the candidacy of what they call "single-issue candidates." Malkin said in an interview yesterday that most of the HRAAA candidates have not proven they are qualified to serve on Harvard's governing boards...