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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...changing role of the Overseers, which traditionally has acted as a rubber stamp for the Corporation, which is responsible for all University policy decisions. HRAAA members and other, more progressive University nominees push for the Board to take a more active role in Harvard's governance, and, as a result, the University strives to marginalize them in the Board itself...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Intolerance of Opinions | 6/8/1989 | See Source »

...school has suffered a series of extremely divisive tenure battles over the past few years, and members of the Law School community had hoped for a dean who could heal those wounds. As a result, the surprising appointment of Clark was opposed by a substantial percentage of the faculty. Although Clark has shown signs that he will be more tolerant as dean than he was as a faculty member, the appointment reflected an attempt to steamroll over the concerns of the school...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Intolerance of Opinions | 6/8/1989 | See Source »

...exerted an unprecedented degree of influence on the council this year, largely the result of his personal style. In person, Lee is very likeable, always quick with a quotable comment or one of his notoriously bad jokes...

Author: By Brian R. Hecht, | Title: Leaving a Mark on Desks, Council | 6/8/1989 | See Source »

...keeping with his fortune cookie prediction, Lee exercised control over the council merely by exerting himself: he was the first chair to take positions on council issues and, as a result, his personal positions often set the terms of council debates...

Author: By Brian R. Hecht, | Title: Leaving a Mark on Desks, Council | 6/8/1989 | See Source »

...School's grading system gives as much weight to class participation as to exams, discouraging reticence while rewarding those who contribute to class discussions. As a result, students say they often address the ethical elements of a case study only in last-ditch attempts--called "chip shots" in B-School parlance--to offer a relevant comment before class time elapses...

Author: By Robert J. Weiner, | Title: Setting the Tone for a Social Conscience | 6/8/1989 | See Source »

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