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Professor of Education Courtney B. Cazden said she circulated the petition in reaction to a letter sent last month at President Derek C. Bok's request to all Harvard alumni. That letter, signed by Joan T. Bok '51, president of the Board of Overseers, urged alumni not to vote for three candidates for Overseer who are running on a pro-divestment platform...
...Before Joan Bok's letter was sent, Cazden asked and seven other current and former Ed school faculty members mailed a letter to all Ed School alumni, endorsing the pro-divestment candidates...
...letter, which was signed by Board of Overseers President Joan T. Bok '51 (no relation), asked alumni not to vote for single-issue candidates, specifically the trio of alums running on a pro-divestment platform. The letter came in the same package as the ballots for the Board and constituted blatant electioneering...
...While Joan Bok took a lot of flak for writing the attack on three alumni running for that governing body on a pro-divestment platform, Derek Bok never revealed that he was the one who asked her to write...
Along these lines, it is additionally disconcerting that Derek Bok, already having abused his power as president, was not forthcoming in admitting his involvement in the matter. He made several different statements throughout the month-long period that this controversy raged. Joan Bok also refused to explicate her role in the matter, admitting that Derek Bok had asked her to write the letter only after she told angry Overseers in a closed meeting. The close-door atmosphere in which the University administration operates only compounds concerns of fairness and openness...