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...ACSR will not reveal the results of its proxy recommendations until after the seven-man Corporation, which has the final say on Harvard's investment policies, has decided whether or not to follow the committee's advice...
...member ACSR regularly advises the seven-man governing Corporation on how to vote on proxy resolutions. But in the past the group has spent the largest portion of its time suggesting changes in Harvard's investment policy for its $3.2 billion endowment, especially the $416 million invested in South Africa-related companies...
Breaking with longstanding tradition, Harvard's seven-man governing Corporation decided in October not to grant honorary degrees to dignitaries at the University's 350th celebration. The awards were to come amid the four-day extravaganza which will feature Prince Charles, scholars from around the world, and a climactic fireworks display in Harvard Stadium...
John Plotz '69, Kenneth Simmons '54 and Gay Seidman '78 are running for posts on the largely ceremonial 30-member board which theoretically approves every action of the seven-man Harvard Corporation but meets only a few times each year and virtually rubber stamps the Corporation's decisions...
...Monday--Harvard's seven-man governing Corporation, acting on a dare from Financial Vice President Thomas O'Brien, votes to implement a tuition plan modelled on Manhattan parking rules: in odd-numbered years, people with last names starting with vowels or consonants contained in the words "Rich Old White Men" do not have to pay tuition. In even-numbered years, everyone else is absolved. Consequently, 1986-7 College tuition hits $45,900. Comments a stunned O'Brien, "Jezz--I didn't know those guys had such a great sense of humor...