Word: jointed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...proposal asking Harvard to divest from its stocks in all companies doing business in South Africa reached the floor of the Board in December, was diverted to a committee meeting in February, and prompted the creation of an unprecedented joint panel composed of overseers and members of the seven-man Corporation in April. The Board has yet to vote on the proposal itself...
After the Board agreed to these recommendations in April, Butler said that he would accept nominations for the joint committee; although the Executive Committee--chaired by Butler--retained ultimate decision-making authority. The three petition candidates nominated each other and Overseer Gerald E. Thomas '51, a visiting scholar in the Southern Africa department at Yale University...
...question of divestment, the five overseers on the joint committee--who will be joined by three Corporation members--roughly break down to two in favor of divestment, and three opposed, according to Butler. The Corporation members all oppose divestment...
...group of alumni, undergraduates and community activists targeted O'Donnell because he has recently been chosen as the co-chairman of a joint committee of overseers and Corporation members that will investigate the University's investment policy. The formation of the committee was approved as an alternative to a direct Overseers' vote on divestment...
Although the case for a joint mission may be compelling to some, both scientists and Government officials are keenly aware that any cooperative exploration of Mars -- and the advances in space science it would make possible -- would be vulnerable to the shifting political winds in Washington and Moscow. As the summiteers convened in the Soviet capital, U.S. scientists hoped that the President and the General Secretary would do more than give the idea diplomatic lip service...