Word: role
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...proposal that is made is confusing. The staff simultaneously calls for a direct alumni vote and a vote of the Board of Overseers, which is supposed to act as the official voice of the alumni. If giving the Board a role is to be used as a "good first step," who is to decide when and if the second step--towards a direct vote of all the alumni--is to be taken? Moreover, if complicated issues, like the choice of Corporation members, can be decided by a direct vote of the alumni, what is the purpose of having the Board...
...call for the Board to assume a permanent role in electing Corporation members. University governance is handled primarily by the Corporation. Giving the Board of Overseers a significant role in the selection of the Corporation's membership will certainly invigorate the long-dormant Board. Candidates for the Board who run on platforms that include issues like divestment could make the Corporation more amenable to the objections of other groups on campus...
...tobacco and food giant has been called unethical for its aggressive cigarette promotion in Third World countries and for its role as the fourth-largest U.S. company doing business in South Africa...
...hope Harvard will take a lead on that andnot just sit back," Connolly said. "Harvard doeshave a leadership role in what happens on othercollege campuses in the nation...
Sullivan's lecture was followed by a discussionsession and a reception at Agassiz Hall. After thereception, Barbara Bergmann, professor ofeconomics at American University, ended the daywith a speech about "A Social Policy and ResearchAgenda for the Sex-Role Revolution: What SocialScientists can contribute...