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Nevertheless, my most serious concerns with the fund drive are not those that you address in the letter, but simply the attitude that surrounds giving to the Senior Gift. The representative from Senior Gift who came to my room to solicit us for money couldn't have been less convincing about why we should donate. When my roommates and I politely declined to participate, he wanted a reason. And when we gave him a few, he proceeded to record our refusal and our reasons on his clipboard. I felt like we were being observed in a mental hospital: "Subjects just...
After all, the Katz Committee should be only the first step. The University ought to solicit the opinion of the students more often, and the easiest way for it to do so is to consult an accountable council...
...forward to an honest and productive inquiry into the issue of a living wage for Harvard’s workers. We hope that all the committee’s members, students and workers as well as faculty, will take up their responsibilities with open minds. The committee should also solicit some degree of public input to inform its conclusions. Sincere and well-researched debate will be critical to the committee’s success...
...fall, Stone said the ideal candidate had to have "a science background or, enough of a background in science, to know how important it is to really push forward in that area." The comment seemed to favor Fineberg, the University and science veteran. To solicit ideas and suggestions, Stone also sent a letter to 300,000 Harvard alumni, faculty, and staff. In it, Stone asked for "your thoughts on the personal and professional qualities it will be most important to seek in a new president, as well as your observations on any individuals you believe are deserving of serious consideration...
Summers has made himself accessible to students, but only a handful—those lucky enough to be passing through a dining hall when he stopped to eat or those fortunate enough to be members of an organization whose opinion he chose to solicit. The vast majority of undergraduates have had no contact with Summers, nor will they unless he chooses to start hosting events that are made public in advance and open to any student who wants to attend. Taking an accurate pulse of the University will require that Summers avail himself to the student body as a whole...