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...Minority Student Alliance (MSA) sent a letter to Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis '68 a few weeks ago calling for greater sensitivity towards minorities in the appointment of new house masters for Cabot and Pforzheimer Houses. We applaud this motion by the MSA. The administration should look very carefully at candidates' dealings with minorities as part of the selection process for house master...
...MSA sent its letter after students recently complained about insensitivity from house masters. Although this issue has always been imortant, it is even more of a concern now with the house randomization process. Since randomization will bring increasing ethnic diversity to all the houses, the houses should be prepared to handle any racial issues. With recent incidents involving racially insulting graffitti in Mather House last year and a Confederate flag hung outside of Kirkland House a few years ago, the administration should realize that sensitivity to minorities is an important issue in houses. As randomization splits up strong, vibrant minority...
...Minority Student Alliance (MSA) called for greater minority sensitivity in the appointment of masters for Cabot House and Pforzheimer House in a February 28 letter to Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis...
...diversity of the Harvard student body as well as the recent outbreak of racially charged incidents, we strongly believe that any future master must be aware of and responsive to issues facing minority students," read the letter coauthored by Albert H. Khine '97 and Sheila N. Swaroop '96, the MSA co-chairs...
Including the MSA, 22 student groups signed the request. Khine said yesterday the Academic Affairs Committee and the Student Advisory Committee of the Harvard Foundation also support the proposal...