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Ferguson says his committee will certainly seek some form of student input, but adds he has not determined the best way to incorporate student opinion. He notes that because students have played a larger role in Afro-Am decision making in the past than most other Harvard students, their expectations are very high. "Disappointing expectations can be even more damaging than simply not making the right moves," he notes. But Robinson says, "Students don't want to make decisions--they just want input...
Another bloc the progressives hope to lure to the polls with the condo issue is students, who, since they are transient by nature, might oppose conversion of rental units. That job may be difficult: in the last municipal election, where housing was also an issue, the predominantly-student third precinct of the sixth ward turned out only 349 of 1462 registered voters. Ballot referenda on South Africa, nuclear power and the Kennedy candidacy may draw more students to the ballot box this year, but the issues are no guarantee. "Based on their past experience, many politicians in this city tend...
Patterson said last week he hopes the committee will be able to "bring the department in line with other Harvard departments. If a student leaves this University with a degree in Afro-American Studies, it should carry the same weight as any other degree at Harvard--and I suspect it doesn...
...student concentrators said last week they doubted the committee would strengthen the department. "I'm skeptical--let me see the results. They've set up committees before," Daniel Robinson '79, a former concentrator, said...
...Student concentrators and junior faculty members in the department say they are skeptical about the committee members' commitment to Afro-American Studies. They worry about losing control over the focus and direction of Afro-American Studies, and note that only one member of the committee--Southern--is affiliated with the department. Concentrators also fear that the committee will underestimate African studies...