Word: sevens
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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When the Harvard Corporation--traditionally composed of seven white men--appointed Judith Richards Hope as its first woman member this February, observers were cautious to avoid labeling the move as a genuine step toward opening up the University's top governing board...
...years ago, when the seven male-dominated unions on Harvard's campus gave their support to the organizing campaign of the Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers (HUCTW), many observers viewed it as a great boon for the fledgling support staff union...
Today, those seven unions are watching HUCTW as it negotiates its first contract with the University, and waiting to see what gains HUCTW can make for all of Harvard's employees...
...been negotiating for seven years," Bozzotto says. "And I marvel at the way Kris Rondeau, [HUCTW's director], and her staff have handled these negotiations. What they come up with will definitely be a model...
Overseers are currently divided over how much openness and dissent should be permitted on the Board. Many observers say Harvard officials prefer to see the Overseers remain a rubber stamp for the policies of the seven-member Corporation...