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Hancock, one of Boston's wealthiest merchants, gave generously to his alma mater, and the Corporation rewarded him by naming him treasurer. But Hancock had little taste for the job and spent most of his time travelling on business or political missions, neglecting the University's finances. He failed to...
On April 11, 1775, President Samuel Langdon sent Hancock a letter threatening to replace him, but the treasurer did not respond. A series of follow-up letters went similarly answered, and the Corporation sent a tutor to look for Hancock, then in hiding during the war. He failed and Hancock...
The issue on which the Corporation has been most visible during President Bok's tenure has been shareholder responsibility. It first surfaced in 1972 when a group of Black students occupied Massachusetts Hall, demanding that Harvard divest from companies doing business in Angola. The University refused and has also resisted...
Take-Charge Treasurer
Katherine Ortega's role as Treasurer of the U.S. is much more than "largely honorific" [NATION, Aug. 20]. Ortega, the G.O.P. keynote speaker, is responsible for three major agencies within the Department of the Treasury: the U.S. Savings Bonds Division, the Bureau of Mint and the Bureau of Engraving...